Déborah Lizeth Rodríguez Guelmo (born December 2, 1992) is a Uruguayan athlete and

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. She is also the twin sister of football player Ángel Rodríguez of

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Athletic career (2008–present)

At the

2010 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 4th South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Medellín, Colombia, at the Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque at the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot on March 20–23, 2010. The championships, organized by CONSUDATLE, were ...

, she won a silver medal in the Women's 400m hurdles event, and also won two golds in the same event at the

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and 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics. Rodríguez also won bronze at the

2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships The 16th Pan American Junior Championships were held in Miramar, Florida, United States, at the Ansin Sports Complex on July 22 to 24, 2011.

. She competed in the Women's 400m hurdles event at the

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but ranked 28th and was eliminated in the first round even though she broke the national Women's 400m hurdles record (57.04 seconds), which Rodríguez previously held in 2011 with 58.63. She also holds the national record at

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-52.53 and

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-2:01.46.

Personal bests

Modeling ventures (2013–present)

In January, 2013 Rodríguez was signed into a

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by Fernando Cristino called Cristino Management.

Achievements in athletics

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