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Nicole Caicedo
Personal information
Full nameNicole Dayci Caicedo Arce
NationalityEcuador
Born (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.84 (Guayaquil, 2022)
200m: 22.81 (Sāo Paulo, 2023)
400m: 51.53 (Sāo Paulo, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 400 m
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 São Paulo 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo Mixed 4x400m relay
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cascavel 400m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cascavel 4x100m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cascavel 4x400m relay

Nicole Dayci Caicedo Arce (born 2 September 2000) is an Ecuadorean track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is the Ecuadorean national record holder in the 200 metres and 400 metres.[1]

Early life

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From Guayaquil, Caicedo accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Arizona, however, she was not awarded a visa. Instead, she moved to Quito to train under Nelson Gutiérrez and alongside Anahí Suarez.[2]

Career

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Caicedo won gold in the 400 metres at the 2022 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics.[3]

In June 2023, Caicedo lowered the Ecuadorean national record for the 400 metres to 51.80 in Salamanca, Spain. Eight days later, in Castellón, Spain, she lowered it again as she ran 51.71 seconds.[4]

Caicedo won gold in the 200 metres at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics, in São Paulo in July 2023. At the same championships she also won the bronze medal in the 400 metres. She set new national record times at both events. She then also won a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay event, with Anahí Suárez, Alan Minda and Francisco Tejada.[5]

Caicedo was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6] In November 2023, Caicedo won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the Pan American games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

She ran as part of the Ecuadorian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 200 metres and 400 metres in August 2024.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nicole Caicedo". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ Cordova, Martha (6 August 2023). "Nicole Caicedo, the queen of speed in Brazil, is now aiming for the World Cup". Primicias.ec. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships Cascavel (BRA) 29 SEP–01 OCT 2022". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ "National records for Nicole Caicedo (Ecuador), Carlos San Martín (Colombia) and Fedra Luna (Argentina) in Castellón". atletismosudamericano. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ Nunez, Philip (30 July 2023). "Nicole Caicedo wins a gold and breaks two records in the South American". primicias.es. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ^ Berries, Mauricio (August 5, 2023). "NICOLE CAICEDO DREAMS OF THE WORLD CUP IN BUDAPEST". lacancha.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Home star Weil and world champion Paulino secure Pan American Games success". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.


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