Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González (born July 31, 1980 in

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Cuauhtémoc (; Mennonite Low German: ''Cuauhtemoc-Staut'') is a city located in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the seat of the municipality of Cuauhtémoc. The city lies 103 km (64 mi) west of th ...

) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the

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. She won two gold medals, as a member of the Mexican relay team, 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 ...

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, and at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in

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. Grajeda competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the

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, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and

Nallely Vela Nallely Vela Rascón (born February 8, 1986, in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a total of three medals (two golds and one silver), as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the Ibero-America ...

. Running the start-off leg, Grajeda recorded her individual-split time of 54.71 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Mexican female sprinters Living people Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Sportspeople from Chihuahua (state) 1980 births People from Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub