Cecilia Tamayo-Garza

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Cecilia Tamayo-Garza
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best200m: 22.45 (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]

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Career

In 2021, she set a Mexican national record of 23.02 seconds for the 200 metres, running in Tampa, Florida. [3]

She is coached by Carl Lewis at the University of Houston. [4] She set a new personal best of 22.45 seconds for the 200 metres in 2023. [5] [6] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 200 metres. [7] She qualified for the final of the 100 metres at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. [8]

She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 100 metres and 200 metres. [9] She was the first Mexican woman to qualify for the 100 metres at the Olympics in twenty years. She ran 11.39 seconds for the 100 metres as she finished fifth in her qualifying heat. [10]

Personal life

She is from León, Guanajuato. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tamayo-Garza Cecilia". olympics.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo-Garza". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo rompe récord nacional en los 200 metros planos". deportedigital.mx (in Spanish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo: What is it like to be a disciple of Carl Lewis?". espndeportes. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo, the Mexican student of 'Son of the Wind'". espn.co.cr. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo finished her participation in Budapest 2023". am.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo, the Mexican sprinter who is a disciple of Carl Lewis". ole.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cecilia Tamayo and Diego del Real were in action in Paris 2024 athletics". tudn.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "When will Cecilia Tamayo compete in the 200 metres in Paris 2024?". am.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "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.
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