Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter .
Alejandra García
Alejandra García in 2012
Born June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13 ) (age 50)Buenos Aires , Argentina
Career Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record,[1] and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper , winning silver at the 1993 South American Championships . In 2000 and 2010 she won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best athletes from each decade in Argentina.[2]
Competition record Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Argentina 1990 South American Junior Championships Bogotá , Colombia2nd High jump 1.65 m 1993 South American Championships Lima , Peru2nd High jump 1.84 m 4th Long jump 5.81 m (w)1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata , Argentina3rd Long jump 6.13 m (+1.5 m/s) 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata , Argentina5th Heptathlon 5139 pts South American Championships Manaus , Brazil1st Pole vault 3.10 m 4th Heptathlon 4400 pts 1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín , Colombia3rd High jump 1.83 m 5th Long jump 6.16 m 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris , France– Pole vault NM South American Championships Mar del Plata , Argentina2nd Pole vault 3.50 m 1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon , Portugal2nd Pole vault 3.95 m South American Games Cuenca , Ecuador 1st Pole vault 4.05 m A 1999 South American Championships Bogotá , Colombia1st Pole vault 4.30 m Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada1st Pole vault 4.30 m World Championships Seville , Spain11th Pole vault 4.25 m 2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil1st Pole vault 4.30 m Olympic Games Sydney , Australia18th (q) Pole vault 4.15 m 2001 South American Championships Manaus , Brazil– 4 × 100 m DQ 1st Pole vault 4.00 m World Championships Edmonton , Canada21st (q) Pole vault 4.25 m 2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala1st Pole vault 4.25 m 2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto , Venezuela 1st Pole vault 4.20 m World Championships Paris , France25th (q) Pole vault 4.00 m 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain2nd Pole vault 4.30 m Olympic Games Athens , Greece13th Pole vault 4.20 m 2006 South American Championships Tunja , Colombia 3rd Pole vault 4.00 m 2007 South American Championships Sao Paulo , Brazil2nd Pole vault 4.20 m Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil4th Pole vault 4.20 m 2008 Ibero-American Iquique , Chile3rd Pole vault 4.00 m Olympic Games Beijing , China31st (q) Pole vault 4.15 m 2009 South American Championships Lima , Peru3rd Pole vault 4.10 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th Pole vault 4.10 m 2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires , Argentina– Pole vault NM Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico6th Pole vault 4.20 m
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