Cecilia Tamayo-Garza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tamayoand the second or maternal family name is Garza.

Cecilia Tamayo-Garza

Personal information
Born	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 28) León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200m: 22.45 (2023) - NR 100m: 11.10 (2023)

Cecilia Tamayo Garza (spelled Tamayo-Garza in international competitions; born 4 March 1997) is a Mexican sprinter. She has won multiple national titles and is national record holder over 200 metres. ^[2]

Career

Tamayo Garza earned multiple national titles in both the 100m and 200m events between 2021 and 2024. In 2021 she set a Mexican record of 23.02 seconds in the 200 m, which she later improved to 22.45 seconds at a meet in Tampa, Florida in 2023.

She is trained by Carl Lewis. ^[3]

Internationally, she has represented Mexico at events such as the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 200 metres. ^[4] She qualified for the final of the 100 metres at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. ^[5]

She competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in both the 100 metres and 200 metres. ^[6] With this achievement, she became the first Mexican woman in 20 years to compete in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games and ended a 56-year absence for Mexico in the 200 metres. ^[7]

She is also the third Mexican woman in history to contest both events simultaneously. ^[8]

Personal life

She is from León, Guanajuato. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Tamayo-Garza Cecilia". olympics.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Cecilia Tamayo-Garza". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
3. Peene, Sami (14 October 2023). "Pan American Games 2023: Carl Lewis set to attend as guest of honour at Santiago 2023". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
4. "Cecilia Tamayo finished her participation in Budapest 2023". am.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
5. "Cecilia Tamayo, the Mexican sprinter who is a disciple of Carl Lewis". ole.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
6. "Cecilia Tamayo and Diego del Real were in action in Paris 2024 athletics". tudn.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
7. Pérez, Ramiro (July 27, 2024). "Atletas mexicanos en París 2024: ¿Quién es Cecilia Tamayo y cuándo compite?". Récord. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
8. "PARIS 2024: CECILIA TAMAYO MAKES HISTORY IN THE 100-METER DASH DESPITE BEING ELIMINATED IN THE FIRST ROUND". eluniversal.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
9. "When will Cecilia Tamayo compete in the 200 metres in Paris 2024?". am.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
10. "Mexico, close to a medal in Athletics: Cecilia Tamayo finishes in 5th and does not advance". tribuna.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.