Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter .
Alejandra García
Alejandra García in 2012
Born June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13 ) (age 51)Buenos Aires , Argentina
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Flood .
Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record,[ 1] and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper , winning silver at the 1993 South American Championships . In 2000 and 2010 she won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best athletes from each decade in Argentina.[ 2]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Argentina
1990
South American Junior Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
2nd
High jump
1.65 m
1993
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
2nd
High jump
1.84 m
4th
Long jump
5.81 m (w)
1994
Ibero-American Championships
Mar del Plata , Argentina
3rd
Long jump
6.13 m (+1.5 m/s)
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata , Argentina
5th
Heptathlon
5139 pts
South American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
1st
Pole vault
3.10 m
4th
Heptathlon
4400 pts
1996
Ibero-American Championships
Medellín , Colombia
3rd
High jump
1.83 m
5th
Long jump
6.16 m
1997
World Indoor Championships
Paris , France
–
Pole vault
NM
South American Championships
Mar del Plata , Argentina
2nd
Pole vault
3.50 m
1998
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
2nd
Pole vault
3.95 m
South American Games
Cuenca , Ecuador
1st
Pole vault
4.05 m A
1999
South American Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
1st
Pole vault
4.30 m
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
1st
Pole vault
4.30 m
World Championships
Seville , Spain
11th
Pole vault
4.25 m
2000
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
1st
Pole vault
4.30 m
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
18th (q)
Pole vault
4.15 m
2001
South American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
–
4 × 100 m
DQ
1st
Pole vault
4.00 m
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
21st (q)
Pole vault
4.25 m
2002
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
1st
Pole vault
4.25 m
2003
South American Championships
Barquisimeto , Venezuela
1st
Pole vault
4.20 m
World Championships
Paris , France
25th (q)
Pole vault
4.00 m
2004
Ibero-American Championships
Huelva , Spain
2nd
Pole vault
4.30 m
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
13th
Pole vault
4.20 m
2006
South American Championships
Tunja , Colombia
3rd
Pole vault
4.00 m
2007
South American Championships
Sao Paulo , Brazil
2nd
Pole vault
4.20 m
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
4th
Pole vault
4.20 m
2008
Ibero-American
Iquique , Chile
3rd
Pole vault
4.00 m
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
31st (q)
Pole vault
4.15 m
2009
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
3rd
Pole vault
4.10 m
2010
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain
5th
Pole vault
4.10 m
2011
South American Championships
Buenos Aires , Argentina
–
Pole vault
NM
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
6th
Pole vault
4.20 m