Alejandra Purisina Ramos Sánchez (born December 8, 1958) is a retired

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. She competed for her native

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n country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. Ramos obtained a personal best time of 4:13.07 in the 1,500 metres event in 1990.

International competitions

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Alejandra 1958 births Living people Chilean female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1978 Southern Cross Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women