Elsa Monterroso

Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso (born 13 December 1971) is a Guatemalan former long-distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the half marathon. She was active in the 1990s and 2000s. She represented her country at the 2003 Pan American Games and was twice a finalist.[1] She competed twice at world level, at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[2][3]

Elsa Monterroso
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 San Salvador5000 m

She was highly successful at competitions in the Central American region. She took a three golds and broke three Games records at the 2001 Central American Games and was a seven-time winner at the Central American Championships in Athletics. She was also a bronze medallist at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics and a five-time bronze medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

Monterroso holds the Guatemalan national records in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

Personal bests

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1993 CAC Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd 1500 m 4:34.59
3rd 3000 m 10:09.18
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 1500 m 4:42.80
2nd 3000 m
3rd 4 × 400 m relay
Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th 1500 m 4:43.16
6th 3000 m 9:42.33
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 11th 1500 m 4:43.44
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 3rd 1500 m
2nd 5000 m
CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 10,000 m 36:57.30
2000 South American Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia — (guest) Senior race 30:05
World Half Marathon Championships Veracruz, Mexico 49th Half marathon 1:30:30
9th Team 4:33:36
2001 Central American Games 1st 1500 m 4:34.55 GR
1st 5000 m 17:19.10 GR
1st 10,000 m 36:07.26 GR
CAC Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 5000 m 17:17.00
3rd 10,000 m 36:57.30
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 1500 m 4:47.72
3rd 5000 m 18:01.34
CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador 7th 1500 m 4:39.48
4th 5000 m 17:03.41 NR
Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala — 5000 m DNF
2003 CAC Cross Country Championships Acapulco, Mexico 6th Senior race 31:38
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 1500 m 4:40.58
1st 5000 m 17:38.32 CR
1st 10,000 m 37:28.80
CAC Championships St. George's, Bermuda 3rd 1500 m 4:39.44
2nd 10,000 m 35:54.46 NR
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 11th 1500 m 4:46.53
8th 5000 m 17:13.72
7th 10,000 m 36:24.23
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 82nd Short race 15:53
88th Senior race 33:21
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 5000 m 18:00.62
1st 10,000 m 36:23.42
2005 CAC Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5th 5000 m 18:03.15
6th 10,000 m 39:59.45
2007 Central American Cross Country Championships Lord's Bank, Belize 1st Senior race 31:32
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 5000 m 17:59.85
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 5000 m 18:43.87
1st 10,000 m 39:03.18
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 5000 m 18:23.77

References
  1. Elsa Monterroso. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
  2. Elsa Monterroso. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
  3. Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
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