Rosibel García

Rosibel García
Personal information
Full nameRosibel García Mina
Born (1981-02-13) February 13, 1981
Jamundí, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWomen's Athletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro800 m
2011 Guadalajara1500 m
2007 Rio de Janeiro1500 m
2011 Guadalajara800 m
Bolivarian Games
2005 Armenia800 m
2005 Armenia1500 m
2005 Armenia4x400 m relay
2009 Sucre800 m
2009 Sucre1500 m
2001 Ambato800 m
South American Championships
2005 Cali800 m
2005 Cali1500 m
2007 Montevideo1500 m
2009 Lima800 m
2009 Lima1500 m
2011 Buenos Aires800 m
2011 Buenos Aires1500 m
2005 Cali4×400 m relay
2003 Barquisimeto800 m
2003 Barquisimeto4×400 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.