Rosibel García

Rosibel García
Personal information
Full nameRosibel García Mina
Born (1981-02-13) February 13, 1981
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWomen's Athletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro 800 m
2011 Guadalajara 1500 m
2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m
2011 Guadalajara 800 m
Bolivarian Games
2005 Armenia 800 m
2005 Armenia 1500 m
2005 Armenia 4x400 m relay
2009 Sucre 800 m
2009 Sucre 1500 m
2001 Ambato 800 m
South American Championships
2005 Cali 800 m
2005 Cali 1500 m
2007 Montevideo 1500 m
2009 Lima 800 m
2009 Lima 1500 m
2011 Buenos Aires 800 m
2011 Buenos Aires 1500 m
2005 Cali 4×400 m relay
2003 Barquisimeto 800 m
2003 Barquisimeto 4×400 m relay
Updated on 12 June 2014

Rosibel García Mina (born 13 February 1981) is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance running events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.

She is the current Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and former 1500 metres record holder. The 800 m record was set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she became the first Colombian woman ever to reach the semi-finals of the event. She was one of South America's foremost female middle-distance runners in the first decade of the 21st century, having been a three-time South American Champion in the 1500 m and a two-time champion over 800 m. In addition to the medals she has won at the Bolivarian Games and various Central American competitions, she won a silver and bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.