Maribel Caicedo
Young Black woman running
Caicedo at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Trujillo, Peru
Personal information
Full nameMaribel Vanessa Caicedo Vernaza
NationalityEcuadorian
BornApril 1, 1998
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Medal record
Women's hurdling
Representing  Ecuador
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cali
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar [1]

Maribel Vanessa Caicedo Vernaza (born April 1, 1998) is an Ecuadorian track and field athlete.[2]

Biography

On July 16, 2015, Maribel Caicedo won a gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Colombia.[3] She is the first Ecuadorian to gain a gold medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships.[4] In 2017, she won a bronze medal at the Bolivarian Games, also in the 100 meter hurdles.[2]

In December 2017, she traveled to Brandenton, Florida in the USA to train under the coach Loren Seagrave. She has also trained under Fátima Navarro.[2]

In May 2018, she broke the previous Ecuadorian record for 100 meter hurdles set by Nancy Vallecilla in 1998,[5] when she reached a time of 13.12 seconds, beating the record time of 13.16 seconds.[6] On the same day, she broke the record once more with a time of 13.01 seconds.[3] With this record, she reached seventh place in the South American ranking. For this, she obtained public recognition from the South America Athletics Confederation.[7]

Caicedo is an evangelical Christian.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Maribel Vanesa Caicedo Vernaza". Boliviaranos Valledupar (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c d "La atleta ecuatoriana Maribel Caicedo mejora su técnica en la Florida". El Comercio (in Spanish). January 11, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Maribel Caicedo rompió récord nacional dos veces en un día". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Maribel Caicedo hace historia y gana medalla de oro en Mundial de Menores". El Comercio (in Spanish). July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Maribel Caicedo una atleta de récords". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Maribel Caicedo pulverizó el récord de Nancy Vallecilla vigente por 31 años". Diario El Comercio (in Spanish). Grupo El Comercio. May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Atleta ecuatoriana Maribel Caicedo gana oro en Estados Unidos". El Universo (in Spanish). May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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