Génesis Josianne Romero Fernández (born 6 November 1995) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n athlete specialising in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...

and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. She won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games. Her personal best in the event is 13.08 seconds set in Cochabamba in 2018). This is the current national record.

International competitions

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.71 (-0.7 m/s, Barquisimeto 2018) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.90 (+0.7 m/s, Barquisimeto 2018) *

– 12.97 (+0.7 m/s, Marseille 2019) *

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

– 1:00.14 (Santa Marta 2017) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

– 6.38 (+0.6 m/s, Barinas 2015)

References

1995 births Living people Venezuelan female hurdlers Venezuelan female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in athletics South American Championships in Athletics winners South American Games gold medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 20th-century Venezuelan women 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub