Melissa González (athlete)

Melissa Gonzalez Creamer (born 24 June 1994) is a Colombian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] She won a gold medal at the South American Championships in 2019 where she also broke the 25 year old national record in the event. She won a silver medal at the 2018 South American Games and two medals at the 2017 South American Championships.

Melissa Gonzalez

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Gonzalez Creamer
Born	June 24, 1994 El Paso, Texas, United States[1]
Education	University of Texas at Austin
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Spouse(s)	David Blough
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m hurdles
College team	Texas Longhorns

Her personal best in the event is 55.73 seconds set in Lima, Peru in 2019.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
2016	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	400 m hurdles	59.26
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.19
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.42
			2nd	400 m hurdles	56.29
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	3rd	400 m hurdles	58.14
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45.96
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	400 m hurdles	56.86
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.87
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	400 m hurdles	56.57
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.61
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	400 m hurdles	55.73
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.97
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.81
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	9th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.78
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.02
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	26th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.49

References

1. "College bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
2. "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
3. Melissa González at World Athletics