Gerson Izaguirre

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izaguirre and the second or maternal family name is Rangel.

Gerson Izaguirre

Personal information
Full name	Gerson David Izaguirre Rangel[1]
Born	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 29)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon

Gerson David Izaguirre Rangel (born 3 August 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete competing in the combined events.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in addition to several medals at regional level.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Venezuela
2016	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	Decathlon	6538 pts
2017	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	5th	110 m hurdles	14.37 s
			–	Pole vault	NM
			9th	Long jump	7.01 m
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	4th	Decathlon	7287 pts
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Decathlon	7302 pts
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	7th	Decathlon	7415 pts
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	4th	Decathlon	7586 pts
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	1st	Decathlon	7827 pts
	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	Decathlon	7731 pts
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	Decathlon	7424 pts
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	6th	Decathlon	7596 pts
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Decathlon	7691 pts
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	7th	Decathlon	7271 pts
2024	South American Indoor Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	Heptathlon	5644 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.94 (0.0 m/s, Guayaquil 2021)
• 400 metres – 49.86 (San Salvador 2023)
• 1500 metres – 4:46.37 (La Nucía 2022)
• 110 metres hurdles – 14.02 (-0.1 m/s, São Paulo)
• High jump – 2.03 (Barquisimeto 2019)
• Pole vault – 4.90 (Barinas 2021)
• Long jump – 7.41 (+1.0 m/s, Vigo 2022)
• Shot put – 14.89 (Valledupar 2022)
• Discus throw – 45.19 (Valledupar 2022)
• Javelin throw – 54.81 (Barquisimeto 2019)
• Decathlon – 7827 (La Nucía 2022)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.01 (Ourense 2023)
• 1000 metres – 2:54.41 (Madrid 2023)
• 60 metres hurdles – 7.92 (Aubiére 2023) NR
• High jump – 1.94 (Aubiére 2023)
• Pole vault – 4.80 (Ourense 2023)
• Long jump – 7.36 (Aubiére 2023)
• Shot put – 14.27 (Aubiére 2023)
• Heptathlon – 5657 (Ourense 2022) NR

References

1. 2022 Bolivarian Games bio
2. Gerson Izaguirre at World Athletics