Gisela Aura Vidal Barreto (born 21 February 1940 – 9 October 2022) was a Venezuelan athlete competing in the sprinting events and the long jump.
Career She was considered a pioneer of Venezuelan athletics and won the athlete of the year title three times. She won multiple medals at regional levelInterSportStats profile including a silver at the 1967 Pan American Games. There she set the national record of 6.20 metres, which stayed unbeaten for 32 years. She retired from athletics after not being selected for the 1968 Summer Olympics. Later she moved to the Margarita Island and worked as a dentist.
International competitions Representing 1961Bolivarian GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rd relay52.3 s2ndLong jump4.83 m1962Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica19th (h)100 m13.0 s7th (h)80 m hurdles12.33rdLong jump5.35 mIbero-American GamesMadrid, Spain6th200 m27.0 s8th (h)80 m hurdles12.6 s3rdLong jump5.40 m1963Pan American GamesSão Paulo, Brazil11th (h)200 m25.97 s4thLong jump5.42 mSouth American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia6th (h)100 m12.4 s (w)5th200 m25.6 s6th (h)80 m hurdles11.9 s3rdLong jump5.31 m1965Bolivarian GamesQuito, Ecuador3rd100 m12.5 s2nd200 m25.6 s1st80 m hurdles11.8 s1st relay48.8 s1stLong jump5.67 m1966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico10th (sf)100 m12.6 s7th (h)200 m25.8 s5th80 m hurdles11.8 s5thLong jump5.36 m1967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5th80 m hurdles11.56 s2ndLong jump6.20 m4thPentathlon4385 pts
Personal bests Long jump – 6.20 metres (Winnipeg 1967) former
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