Crisanto Grajales

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Crisanto Grajales
Crisanto Grajales Rio2016.jpg
Grajales at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 37)
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico [1] [2]
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in) [3]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Triathlon
Coached byEugenio Chimal [4] [5]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Individual
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Veracruz Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez Individual

Crisanto Grajales Valencia [lower-alpha 1] (born 6 May 1987) is a Mexican triathlete who won gold medals at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2015 Pan American Games. He placed 28th at the 2012 Olympics and 12th at the 2016 Rio Games. [3]

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Grajales took up triathlon aged nine. He served as the flag bearer for Mexico at the 2011 Pan American Games and won the Mexican National Sports Award in 2015. [4]

He won the gold medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. [6] He also won the bronze medal in the mixed relay event. [7]

In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [8]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grajalesand the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

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References

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