Elsa Monterroso

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Elsa Monterroso
Personal information
Born (1971-12-13) 13 December 1971 (age 53)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Representing Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Central American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 San Salvador 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Guatemala City 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 Guatemala City5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 Guatemala City10,000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1994 San Salvador3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 San Pedro Sula 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 San Salvador4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1997 San Pedro Sula1500 m
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 San Salvador 5000 m

Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso (born 13 December 1971) is a Guatemalan former long-distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the half marathon. She was active in the 1990s and 2000s. She represented her country at the 2003 Pan American Games and was twice a finalist. [1] She competed twice at world level, at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. [2] [3]

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She was highly successful at competitions in the Central American region. She took a three golds and broke three Games records at the 2001 Central American Games and was a seven-time winner at the Central American Championships in Athletics. She was also a bronze medallist at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics and a five-time bronze medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

Monterroso holds the Guatemalan national records in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1991 Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st800 m2:22.32
1st1500 m4:55.73
1993 CAC Championships Cali, Colombia3rd1500 m4:34.59
3rd3000 m10:09.18
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador1st1500 m4:42.80
2nd3000 m
3rd4 × 400 m relay
Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina4th 1500 m 4:43.16
6th 3000 m 9:42.33
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia11th 1500 m 4:43.44
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras3rd1500 m4:39.31
2nd5000 m18:00.5
CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd10,000 m36:57.30
1998 CAC Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 7th 5000 m 17:48.27
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd5000 m18:45.3
2000 South American Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia — (guest)Senior race30:05
World Half Marathon Championships Veracruz, Mexico49thHalf marathon1:30:30
9thTeam4:33:36
2001 Central American Games 1st1500 m4:34.55 GR
1st5000 m17:19.10 GR
1st10,000 m36:07.26 GR
CAC Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala3rd 5000 m 17:17.00
3rd 10,000 m 36:57.30
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd1500 m4:47.72
3rd5000 m18:01.34
CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador7th 1500 m 4:39.48
4th 5000 m 17:03.41 NR
Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 5000 m DNF
2003 CAC Cross Country Championships Acapulco, Mexico6thSenior race31:38
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala1st1500 m4:40.58
1st5000 m17:38.32 CR
1st10,000 m37:28.80
CAC Championships St. George's, Bermuda 3rd 1500 m 4:39.44
2nd 10,000 m 35:54.46 NR
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic11th 1500 m 4:46.53
8th 5000 m 17:13.72
7th 10,000 m 36:24.23
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium82nd Short race 15:53
88th Senior race 33:21
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua1st5000 m18:00.62
1st10,000 m36:23.42
2005 CAC Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5th 5000 m 18:03.15
6th 10,000 m 39:59.45
2007 Central American Cross Country Championships Lord's Bank, Belize1stSenior race31:32
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador3rd 5000 m 17:59.85
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st5000 m18:43.87
1st10,000 m39:03.18
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala3rd5000 m18:23.77

References

  1. Elsa Monterroso. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
  2. Elsa Monterroso. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
  3. Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.