He makes history by running.
Florencia Borelli
, the best Argentine long distance runner of all time, achieved another milestone in her brilliant sports career this Sunday, achieving a
new South American record
after completing the tough
Seville marathon
with a time of
2 hours, 24 minutes and 18 seconds
that allowed her In addition, secure your place in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The woman from Mar del Plata not only improved the 2h24m50 of the Ecuadorian
Silvia Patricia Ortiz
(Valencia 3-12-23) to establish a new continental record, but also shattered her own national record, which she had achieved on this same Sevillian circuit two years ago with 2h26m54.
Borelli, who had already won the marathon silver medal at the
Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile
, last October, took eighth place in the women's classification of one of the strongest races on the world circuit.
She lowered her previous record by 2 minutes and 36 seconds.
Awesome.
The Argentine also broke the South American records in her 25 and 30 kilometer partials with
1h24m56
and
1h41m42
, leaving behind the marks of the Peruvian Gladys Tejeda achieved two years ago in Seville (1h25m48 and 1h42m50).
Flor is the great dominator of the region in road events, including the 10 and 20 kilometers and half marathon.
Borelli was not the only one who shone in the test.
Daiana Ocampo
beat her personal best by clocking 2h27m16 - 4m17 below her previous record! - and she placed second in the permanent Argentine ranking and tenth in the permanent South American ranking.
And
Chiara Mainett
also completed her best marathon by reaching the finish line in 2h33m26 to place fifth in the permanent Argentine ranking.
The winner in women was the Ethiopian
Azmera Gebru Habro
(2h22m13), with the Kenyans
Josephine Chepkoech
(2m22s38) and
Magdalyne Masai
(2m22s51) on the other two steps of the podium.
Among the men, the winner of this 39th edition of the Andalusian marathon was the Ethiopian
Deresa Geleta
with a circuit record: 2h03m27.
He was followed by the Frenchman
Morhad Amdouni
(2h03m47) and the Israeli
Gashau Ayele
2h04m53.
The progression of the Argentine marathon record
2h58m31
Nilda Iris Fernández
(Waldniel, Germany, 09-23-1979)
2h57m16
Graciela Bargas
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 07-05-1987)
2h54m20
Norma Fernández
(Los Angeles, United States, 03-06-1988)
2h48m48
Griselda González
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 02-10-1988)
2h39m26
Ana María Nielsen
(Santa Rosa, La Pampa, 04-01-1990)
2h37m21
Griselda González
(London, Great Britain, 04-12-1992)
2h31m44
Griselda González
(Turin, Italy, 04-23-1995)
2h30m32
Griselda González
(Turin, Italy, 05-11-1997)
2h28m58
Marcela Gómez
(Seville, Spain, 02-23-2020)
2h26m54
Florencia Borelli
(Seville, Spain, 02-20-2022)
2h24m19
Florencia Borelli
(Seville, Spain, 02-18-2024)