Mercedes Román

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

Mercedes Román
Personal information
Born(1945-09-26)26 September 1945
Mexico City, Mexico
Died17 July 2024(2024-07-17) (aged 78)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
Pentathlon

Mercedes Román Casillas (26 September 1945 – 17 July 2024) was a Mexican athlete who competed in the pentathlon and a number of individual events. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay, long jump, and pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Román finished fourth in the 100 metres hurdles and sixth in the pentathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games.[1] Román died on 17 July 2024, at the age of 78.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 6th 80 m hurdles 12.1
– High jump NM
6th Long jump 5.28 m
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
9th Long jump 5.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 3rd 100 m 12.4
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 49.6
3rd Long jump 5.39 m
2nd Pentathlon 4031 pts
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 47.0
20th (q) Long jump 5.75 m
31st Pentathlon 3604 pts
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 5th 100 m hurdles 15.1
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 48.1
4th Long jump 5.81 m
3rd Pentathlon 4243 pts
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 5th Long jump 5.36 m
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 4th 100 m hurdles 14.43
6th Pentathlon 3758 pts
1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 100 m hurdles 14.4
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:56.9
2nd Pentathlon 3729 pts
Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 15th (h) 100 m hurdles 15.0
10th Pentathlon 3487 pts
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 100 m hurdles 14.69
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 48.02
3rd Pentathlon 3827 pts
1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd 200 m hurdles 30.0
3rd Pentathlon 3619 pts
Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 10th Pentathlon 3639 pts

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mercedes Román Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ Fallece Mercedes Román, leyenda del atletismo nacional que participó en tres pruebas de los Juegos Olímpicos de México 1968 (in Spanish)
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