Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía (born June 7, 1965) is a retired female

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete from

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, who competed in the 400 m

hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

and

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events. She represented her native country twice 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 ...

: 1988 and 1992. She set a personal best of 23.74 seconds in the 200 Metres at an event in São Paulo on October 9, 1987.

International competitions

¹Representing the Americas

References

* 1965 births Living people Ecuadorian female hurdlers Ecuadorian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Ecuador Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 South American Games Competitors at the 1990 South American Games 21st-century Ecuadorian women {{ecuador-athletics-bio-stub