Gina Coello
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| Full name | Gina Lizeth Coello Touche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Honduran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gina Lizeth Coello Touche (born 2 October 1962) is a Honduran long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
In 1982, Coello broke the Honduran U20 1500 m record at a meeting in Tegucigalpa, running 4:57.7 minutes.[2]
Coello represented Honduras at the 1987 Pan American Games. She finished 9th in the marathon, running 3:07:29 hours.[3] Later that month at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, Coello improved to 3:01:53 in the world championship marathon, finishing 31st and setting a Honduran national record.[2]
In September 1989, Coello set the Honduran 3000 metres national record, running 10:46.30 minutes at a meeting in San José, Guatemala.[2]
Coello won her first Central American Games medal at the 1990 edition, winning gold in the marathon. Her time was 3:13:10 hours over the Tegucigalpa course in her home country.[4]
At the 1991 Central American Championships in Athletics in June, Coello won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres, the longest women's distance offered, in 10:59.22 minutes.[5] Later that year, Coello finished 23rd at the 1991 World Championships marathon in another national record time of 2:59:54.[2]
In October 1994, Coello finished 6th at the Ibero-American Championships 15000 m finals in 5:16.38.[6] At the 1994 Central American Games in El Salvador, Coello won the marathon silver medal behind Maritza Martínez of Costa Rica, running 3:11:13 hours.[4]
Coello finished 52nd at the 1997 World Championships marathon in 3:17:33. She followed that by winning her second Central American Games marathon gold medal, running 3:23:51 at the event in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[4][7]
In February 1999, Coello ran 2:59:37 at the Los Angeles Marathon to set a new personal best.[2] She finished 8th at the 1999 Pan American Games marathon in 3:00:17 and then placed 41st at the 1999 World Championships, setting another national record in 2:58:11.[7] At the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Coello ran 1:30:27 hours for 64th place.[7]
Coello qualified to represent Honduras at the 2000 Olympics. In the Olympic marathon, she placed 42nd in 3:02:32. At a separate marathon in 2000, Coello ran her personal best of 2:58:00.[8]
Personal life
Coello lived with her domestic partner Juan Arnelo Henríquez Petit. In 2009, Petit died and was suspected to have been killed in response to his complaints against white-tailed deer hunting.[9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Coello Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Gina Coello at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ "1987 Pan American Games results" (PDF). atfs.org.
- ^ a b c Gina Coello at Athletics Podium
- ^ 1991 Central American Championships Results
- ^ Mansilla, Ignacio (May 2010), "MAR DEL PLATA – 1994 – RESULTADOS – VI CAMPEONATOS IBEROAMERICANOS – Mar del Plata (Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini) – 27-30 Octubre 1994", EL ATLETISMO IBEROAMERICANO (PDF) (in Spanish) (4th ed.), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, pp. 131–140, ISBN 84-87704-77-8, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2011, retrieved 14 March 2015
- ^ a b c Gina Coello at World Athletics
- ^ Gina Coello at Olympedia
- ^ "Matan a pareja de la atleta Gina Coello". laprensa.hn (in Spanish).