Rosibel García Mina (born 13 February 1981) is a Colombian

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athlete who specialises in

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events. She has represented her country 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 ...

and has also competed at the

World Championships in Athletics The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...

. She is the current Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and former 1500 metres record holder. The 800 m record was set at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

, where she became the first Colombian woman ever to reach the semi-finals of the event. She was one of South America's foremost female middle-distance runners in the first decade of the 21st century, having been a three-time South American Champion in the 1500 m and a two-time champion over 800 m. In addition to the medals she has won at the

Bolivarian Games The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deport ...

and various Central American competitions, she won a silver and bronze medal at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

Career

Born in

Jamundí Jamundí is a town and municipality in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Jamundí is located south of Cali (the capital of the department) in the west riverside of the Cauca River The average temperature is 23° Celsius. Histo ...

, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, she began her international career with a bronze medal in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

at the 1999 South American Junior Championships. She competed on the world stage the year after, reaching the semi-finals of the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

at the

2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 17 and 22 October 2000. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1122 athle ...

.García, Rosibel

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. Her first senior medal was an 800 m silver at the

2001 Bolivarian Games The XIV Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'') were a multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athle ...

.Juegos Bolivarianos
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. Soon after she was achieving medals at the continental level: after an 800 m bronze at the

2003 South American Championships in Athletics The 2003 South American Championships in Athletics were held from June 20 to June 22 at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website. Medal summary Men's even ...

, she helped the Colombian women's

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team to win a second bronze with veteran

Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes (born 9 April 1970) is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career. Career She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting i ...

. García made her first appearance at the

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that year, finishing thirteenth in the women's 800 m final. She reached new heights on home turf in 2005. First, at the

2005 South American Championships in Athletics The 2005 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from July 21 to July 24, 2005. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website. Medal summary Men's events Women's e ...

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

in July, she scored an 800 m and

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double continental gold, as well as winning the 4×400 m relay silver medal. The following month she competed at the

2005 Bolivarian Games The XV Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'') were a multi-sport event held between 12–21 August 2005 in Armenia and Pereira, Colombia. Some events took place in Cartagena de Indias and in Bogotá. The Games were organized by the ...

(staged in the Colombian department of

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) and took an even greater haul: again winning in the 800 and 1500 m races, but this time leading the relay team to the gold medal. At the

2006 Ibero-American Championships The 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the twelfth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations that place at the Francisco Montaner Sta ...

García set a new Colombian record of 2:01.62 in the 800 m, winning the gold in the process, and also won a silver with the relay team. She attended the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

, taking the 800 m silver behind the 2005 world champion Zulia Calatayud and setting a new Games record of 4:18.29 for the 1500 m gold. She took part in three major events in 2007. The first event was the

2007 South American Championships in Athletics The 2007 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Mello in São Paulo, Brazil from 7 June to 9 June 2007. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. Continuing in ...

, where she was set to defend her titles. She was leading in the 800 m race, but in the last fifty metres of the race she fell and did not manage to make the podium. Such problems did not arise in the 1500 m race, where she beat the newly crowned 800 m champion,

Marian Burnett Marian Joan Burnett (born 22 February 1976 in Linden) is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, reaching the second heat of the 800 metres on both oc ...

, to the gold medal. García represented Colombia for a second time at the

. She won the 800 m silver (finishing ahead of Calatayud) and broke the national record in the 1500 m, finishing in 4:15.78, to take a bronze medal three days later. After this, she was selected to take part in her first

. However, she did not progress beyond the heats stage of the 800 m competition at the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

. The next season was more successful for her at the major competitions. She was once again dominant at regional level, taking two golds at the

2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the ...

. She was also entered into her first

– gaining selection to compete in the 800 m Olympic race. She finished second in her heat and progressed to the semi-finals of the competition, becoming the first ever Colombian woman to progress that far in the event. She finished fifth in the semi-finals, setting a new national record of 1:59.38 – this was the best performance by a South American in the event at the 2008 Olympics. At the

2009 South American Championships in Athletics The 2009 South American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''2009 Campeonatos Sudamericanos'') was the forty sixth edition of the tournament and was held between 19 and 21 June in Lima, Peru. Brazil dominated the tournament, easily finishing w ...

she became both the 800 m and 1500 m champion again. She ran in the women's 800 race at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

, but as had happened two years before, she did not get beyond the heats (just beaten to the qualification spot by

Kenia Sinclair Kenia Sinclair (born July 14, 1980) is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres. Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turner's 10-year-old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under tw ...

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.

Competition record

*She is also a multiple Colombian national champion, having won the 800 m and 1500 m titles a number of times, as well as the

and

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 ...

races in 2001.Colombian National Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.

References

External links

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Tilastopaja biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Rosibel 1981 births Living people People from Jamundí Colombian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department