2024-06-02 21:20:51
Yet one more achievement for Guatemalan sports activities! Erick Gordillo demonstrated his expertise and talent in swimming by successful a bronze medal in it Our Sea of Monacoan annual assembly of this sport that’s held in three Mediterranean cities.
Gordillo was the one swimmer from the American continent to take part within the 400 meter medley occasion and he shone from the check part, the place he obtained one of many three finest instances, which he additionally surpassed within the closing. That satisfaction!
Erick Gordillo gained a bronze medal on the Mare Nostrum in Monaco
He Guatemalan swimmer Erick Gordillo stood out within the Mare Nostrum in Monaco upon climbing to the winners’ podium to obtain the bronze medal of the check 400 meters mixed. The competitors passed off on Sunday, June 2, and introduced collectively excellent swimmers, primarily from France and Monaco, and likewise representatives from Japan, Greece and Guatemala.
Gordillo, with a time of 4 minutes, 22 seconds and 06 hundredths, positioned third within the check. This outcome allowed him to get on the rostrum and obtain the bronze medal from Prince Albert II of Monaco.
GORDILLO CONQUERED THE BRONZE! 🏊🏼🥉👏🏼
Our swimming athlete, Erick Gordillo 🇬🇹 left his mark on the Monaco del Mare Nostrum 2024 🇲🇨, by successful the bronze medal within the 400m medley, with a time of 04:22.06 🔥😎. #MareNostrum
📸/🎥: Latinoamérica Swim Channel pic.twitter.com/whw1WhafI3
— C O G (@COGuatemalteco) June 2, 2024
First place within the competitors went to the Japanese Tomoyuki Matsushita, who completed the check in 4 minutes, 18 seconds and 28 hundredths. Second place was taken by the Greek Apostolos Papastamos, with a time of 4 minutes, 20 seconds and 25 hundredths.
The Mare Nostrum is a global swimming competitors through which a number of sequence of occasions are held in France, Barcelona and Monaco.
A younger promising swimmer in Guatemala
Erick Gordillo, 23 years previous, is from Puerto Barrios, Izabal. His ardour for swimming started at a really younger age, when he was barely 5 years previous. Since then, he has devoted his life to the game, coaching exhausting and taking part in quite a few competitions.
In 2011, Gordillo started its participation in worldwide competitions, starting with the Video games of the Council of the Central American Isthmus of Sports activities and Recreation (CODICADER). Since then, his profession has been a sequence of notable achievements. Amongst these, the Central American and Caribbean Video games in San Salvador 2023 stand out, the place he not solely gained three gold medals, but additionally set a brand new file.
One other vital achievement in his profession was his efficiency on the Fukuoka 2023 World Cup in Japan, the place he positioned within the high 15. One of the vital current occasions through which he participated was the Doha 2024 Swimming World Cup.
Erick Gordillo is an inspiration for Guatemalans, along with his achievements he has proven that with dedication and energy, it’s potential to attain success on a global degree. In case you did not already know, this Sunday, June 2, Guatemala celebrates one other gold medal, however in athletics, because of Luis Grijalva.
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