Maribel Caicedo

Maribel Caicedo
Young Black woman running
Caicedo at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Trujillo, Peru
Personal information
Full nameMaribel Vanessa Caicedo Vernaza
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.