Gilmar Mayo

Gilmar Mayo
Personal information
Full nameGilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano
NationalityColombian
Born (1969-09-30) September 30, 1969 (age 55)
Pailitas, Cesar, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
South American Games
1994 Valencia High jump
1998 Cuenca Triple jump
1998 Cuenca High jump
1998 Cuenca Long jump
Bolivarian Games
1993 Cochabamba High jump
2001 Ambato High jump
2005 Armenia High jump
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mayo and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.

Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano (born 30 September 1969) is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in), achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian and South American record. Mayo represented Colombia twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000) and three times at the World Athletics Championships (1995, 1997 and 1999).

Mayo was the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the high jump and competed at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007, which included a bronze on his second appearance at the competition. He was a four-time champion at the South American Championships in Athletics (1991, 1995, 1997, 2005) and a three-time gold medallist at the South American Games – this includes the 1998 South American Games where he also won the triple jump title and the long jump silver medal. His mark of 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) at the 1994 South American Games is the current Games record. He was a frequent participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and was the gold medallist there in 2000 and 2002.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
1987 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 7th High jump 1.75 m
8th Long jump 6.64 m
6th Triple jump 14.76 m
1988 South American Junior Championships Cubatão, Brazil 9th High jump 1.95 m
8th Long jump 6.47 m
4th Triple jump 14.79 m
1989 South American Championships Medellín, Colombia 6th Triple jump 15.94 m
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st High jump 2.20 m CR
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 11th High jump 2.10 m
1993 Bolivarian Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st High jump 2.20 m A
South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th High jump 2.13 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th High jump 2.14 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st High jump 2.32 m
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 1st High jump 2.25 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th High jump 2.24 m
Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd High jump 2.26 m
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st High jump 2.25 m CR
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) High jump 2.24 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd High jump 2.23 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 21st (q) High jump 2.26 m
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st High jump 2.26 m CR
Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st High jump 2.25 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 10th High jump 2.29 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd High jump 2.18 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd High jump 2.30 m
South American Games Cuenca, Ecuador 1st 4 × 100 m 47.42 s A
1st High jump 2.24 m A
2nd Long jump 7.29 m
1st Triple jump 15.78 m A
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd High jump 2.26 m A =CR
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 5th High jump 2.20 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 19th (q) High jump 2.23 m
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st High jump 2.24 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd (q) High jump 2.20 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th High jump 2.20 m
Bolivarian Games Ambato, Ecuador 1st High jump 2.23 m A
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st High jump 2.26 m
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd High jump 2.15 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st High jump 2.22 m
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st High jump 2.26 m GR A
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd High jump 2.20 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1st High jump 2.19 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 2nd High jump 2.20 m
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th High jump 2.10 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd High jump 2.21 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 5th High jump 2.15 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 5th High jump 2.10 m

References

  1. ^ Colombian athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (updated June 2007)