Marisol Guadalupe Romero Rosales (born 26 January 1983) is a Mexican long-distance runner who competes over 5000 metres and

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on the track and in

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and marathon road races. She won the marathon at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

and completed a 5000/10,000 m gold medal double at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. Her first competitive outings came in 2006, when she set a personal best of 1:16:48 hours as runner-up at the

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding '' municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip ...

half marathon and recorded a time of 2:51:32 hours at the Mexico City Marathon. She improved her best marathon time of 2:43:21 hours the following year and won the silver medal in the 5000 m at the 2007 NACAC Championships in San Salvador. Romero made her debut on the global stage at the

2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom on 11 October 2009. It was the final event of the International Association of Athletics Federations' 2009 World Athletics Series. Organisation The city of B ...

and finished in 39th place.Romero, Marisol
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03. The following year she ran a marathon best of 2:42:33 hours in León, Mexico before going on to claim the women's gold medal in the event at the

. She ran a half marathon best of 1:14:13 hours at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning to finish in 22nd place in the women's race. At the beginning of the 2011 season she ran in California and set track bests of 15:27.94 minutes and 32:45.05 minutes for the 5000 m and 10,000 m, respectively. At the

2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The event served as classifiers for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and took place from July 15–17, 2011. It was the fourth time P ...

, she won the second regional title of her career, this time taking the 5000 m gold medal. Romero was chosen to represent Mexico in both long-distance track events at the

in Guadalajara. She completed a distance-double for the host nation, becoming the second woman to ever achieve the feat at the tournament after her fellow Mexican Adriana Fernández. She began 2012 with a win at the LALA Marathon in

Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in ...

, which she completed in a time of 2:31:15 hours. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 46th place in the women's marathon.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Marisol Living people 1983 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Mexican female long-distance runners Mexican female marathon runners Athletes from Mexico City Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican women