Jorge Grosser

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grosserand the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Jorge Grosser

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Grosser Castillo
Born	(1945-07-08) 8 July 1945 (age 80) Valparaíso, Chile
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase

Jorge Grosser Castillo (born 8 July 1945) is a Chilean middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Chile
1964	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	800 m	1:56.4
			1st	1500 m	4:06.7
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.2
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	800 m	1:55.1
			5th	1500 m	3:56.7
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	12th (h)	800 m	1:55.46
			7th	1500 m	3:48.01
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	800 m	1:51.6
			1st	1500 m	3:52.2
			6th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.7 1
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico, Mexico	17th (h)	1500 m	3:51.79 2
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	1st	800 m	1:54.1
			1st	1500 m	4:04.7
			1st	3000 m s'chase	9:51.2
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.9
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	9th	1500 m	3:52.68
1974	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	3000 m s'chase	9:00.0

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

^[2]

• 800 metres – 1:49.0 (Valparaíso 1969)
• 1500 metres – 3:42.5 (Valparaíso 1971)
• 3000 metres – 8:10.3 (Valparaíso 1971)
• 5000 metres – 14:19.0 (Valparaíso 1970)
• 10,000 metres – 29:46.3 (Valparaíso 1970)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:49.2 (Valparaíso 1973)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Grosser Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. Chilean all-time lists