Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo (born December 4, 1965 in Buenos Aires) is a retired female

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

from Argentina. She twice won the

Buenos Aires Marathon The Maratón de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon (sport), marathon foot-race which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October. The 21st edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon started on Octo ...

in her native country. She also represented Argentine twice (1992 and 1996) at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, before switching nationality and competing for Spain. González had success at the

South American Cross Country Championships The South American Cross Country Championships is an annual continental cross country running competition for athletes from South America or, more specifically, member countries of CONSUDATLE. It was first held in 1986, making it the oldest of t ...

where she took silver in the 1987 and 1988 races before finally taking the gold in 1989.Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

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* 1965 births Living people Argentine female marathon runners Argentine emigrants to Spain Spanish female marathon runners Argentine female long-distance runners Spanish female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Argentina Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes from Buenos Aires Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain World Athletics Championships athletes for Argentina {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub