Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa (born 21 March 1989) is a Colombian athlete competing in middle-distance and

long distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

events. He specialises in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

. He competed at the 2015 World Championships. At the 2015 South American Championships he won the steeplechase in a championship record time of 8:29.53 minutes and also set a Colombian record of 3:42.38 minutes for the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, winning a bronze medal.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015. He was the silver medallist in the steeplechase at the

2014 South American Games The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took ...

behind José Peña.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giraldo, Gerard 1989 births Living people Colombian male middle-distance runners Colombian male long-distance runners Colombian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games medalists in athletics South American Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Colombia People from Armenia, Colombia 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people