Margarita Grun

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Margarita Grun (alternative spelling of the name Grün ; * March 24, 1954 ) is a former Uruguayan athlete who competed in the sprint disciplines .

Grun grew up in La Tablada , Montevideo . She started in 1975 for the Stokolmo Club . That year she won bronze at the South American Athletics Championships in Rio de Janeiro over 200 m and took part in the Pan American Games in Mexico City over 200 m and 400 m without reaching the final. In 1979 she won silver over 400 m at the South American Championships in Bucaramanga .

At the South American Games in Argentina in 1982 , she won silver in national record times in the 200 m and 400 m (24.70 s and 54.6 s).

In 1983 she reached the quarter-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki over 200 m and 400 m. Over 400 m, however, she did not start, over 200 m she was eliminated in seventh place despite a personal best of 24.59 s. At the Pan American Games in Caracas , she was eighth over 200 m. and at the South American Championships in Santa Fe , she won bronze over 200 meters. Her last major international success was on August 13, 1985, a bronze medal over 400 m at the 1985 South American Championships in Santiago de Chile. This was the fastest race of her career over the 400-meter distance, in which she set the national record of 54.39 s. improved.

As before, she successfully took part in senior competitions in 2012 at the age of 58. In 2013 she started for the Club Nacional de Football , for which she works together with Berenice da Silva as a trainer at the club's junior athletics school. In the age group of 55 to 59 year olds, she is currently (as of October 7, 2013) the holder of the South American record in the 4 x 400 meter relay .

successes

  • 2 × silver medal at the South American Games 1982 (200 meters and 400 meters)

Personal bests

  • 200 m: 24.59 s, August 12, 1983, Helsinki (former national record; without wind measurement: 24.49 s, August 10, 1977, Guadalajara )
  • 400 m: 54.39 s, September 13, 1985, Santiago de Chile (former national record)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) on gbrathletics.com, accessed June 17, 2015
  2. ↑ II JUEGOS SURAMERICANOS ARGENTINA 1982 ( Memento of 21 May 2013, Internet Archive ) ( Internet Archive ), accessed on June 17, 2015
  3. ↑ Margarita Grun in the World Athletics database , accessed on June 17, 2015 - The respective data for the individual competitions can not be found directly on the profile, but on the sub-pages.
  4. ↑ PanAm results in The Ledger, August 27, 1983, accessed November 30, 2013
  5. ↑ Margarita Grun in the World Athletics database , accessed on June 17, 2015 - The respective data for the individual competitions can not be found directly on the profile, but on the sub-pages.
  6. ↑ All Time Top 10 List Uruguay ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 17, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.womanathleticstatistic.com
  7. ↑ Margarita Grun continúa ganando medallas a los 58 años (Spanish) from November 24, 2012, accessed on November 30, 2013
  8. ↑ Atletismo: Despedida a los atletas (Spanish) of October 7, 2013, accessed November 30, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Green, Margarita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Green, margarita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1954