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Arturo Garza (MEX) Central America Champion

By World Triathlon Admin | 01 Apr, 2007

With more than 60 athletes from Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Spain, United States, Guatemala, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, took place the 2007 Central America and Caribbean Triathlon Championships in which Arturo Garza (MEX) and Joanna Zeiger (USA) were the best.

Santo Domingo de Guzman, the oldest city of the New World declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO and Capital City of Dominican Republic; host an important competition that awarded points for the Pan American Ranking.

The swimming was in the Sans Souci Beach in two laps of 750 meters and after that a flat course in the Spain Avenue for the bike and the running leg was the venue in which Arturo Garza (MEX-01:52:13) took the definitive advantage over Camilo Gonzalez (VEN-01:52:25) in the last running lap. The third place was for Petr Bures (CZE-01:53:22).

In the ladies race Joanna Zeiger (USA-02:01:44) won over Christine Jeffrey (CAN-02:02:07) and Flora Duffy (BER-02:03:25). Fabiola Corona (MEX-02:07:35) and Marisa Garduño (MEX-02:08:08) arrived in the 5th and 6th place.

Related Event: 2007 Santo Domingo ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and Central American Championships
01 Apr, 2007 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Arturo Garza Heiras MEX 01:52:13
2. Michel Gonzalez Castro CUB 01:52:25
3. Petr Bures CZE 01:53:22
4. Yean Carlos Jimenez DOM 01:53:49
5. Samer Ali Saad ESP 01:54:05
6. Jorge Eduardo Arias COL 01:54:24
7. Javier Cuevas DOM 01:54:26
8. Huib Rost NED 01:54:52
9. Clemente Alonso McKernan ESP 01:55:46
10. Camilo Gonzalez VEN 01:56:10
Results: Elite Women
1. Joanna Zeiger USA 02:01:44
2. Christine Jeffrey CAN 02:02:07
3. Flora Duffy BER 02:03:25
4. Ayesha Rollinson CAN 02:05:27
5. Adriana Fabiola Corona MEX 02:07:35
6. Marisa Garduño MEX 02:08:08
7. Yarisel Romero Llanusa CUB 02:08:15
8. Yanitza Perez Carbonel CUB 02:08:23
9. Venus Rodriguez CUB 02:08:29
10. Rosemary Lopez VEN 02:08:40