LANDAZURI Marizol

Ecuador

Athletics

Date of Birth: 13 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ESMERALDAS

Birth Country:

Ecuador

Place of residence : QUITO

Residence Country:

Ecuador

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 4 x 100m Relay ECU Ecuador

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (11.27)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2017	London, GBR	Heats (11.59)	Heats (43.94)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Heats (11.48)	-

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m	4 x 200m
2021	Chorzow, POL	5th (44.43)	3rd (1:36.86)
2019	Yokohama, JPN	Heats (44.74)	6th (1:35.91)
2017	Nassau, BAH	Final B (44.26)	-

South American Championships

Year	Location	100m	200m	4 x 100m	4 x 400m
2021	Guayaquil, ECU	2nd (11.39)	2nd (23.35)	3rd (45.66)	4th (3:44.47)
2017	Luque, PAR	4th (11.30)	7th (23.93)	3rd (44.53)	-

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2018	200m	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	23.48

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

La Pantera [The Panther] (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 02 May 2016)

Hobbies:

Cooking. (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 01 Oct 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Nursing, Physiotherapy - State University of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Languages spoken:

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Injuries:

A torn right thigh muscle meant she missed the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 01 Oct 2019; eluniverso.com, 06 Aug 2019)

Start:

She took up the sport at age 13. (andes.info.ec, 26 Mar 2016)

Reason:

She was encouraged by her school director to try athletics, because she used run faster than her male classmates. (coe.org.ec, 12 Jul 2016)

Influence:

Her first coaches Jorge Casierra and Roberto Erazo. (coe.org.ec, 12 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She retired from the sport in 2008 due to a lack of financial support. She moved from her hometown of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, to Guayaquil, where she began a number of jobs including teaching physical education at a school. She returned to competition in 2010 after encouragement from coaches, with the aim of one day competing at the Olympic Games. She finally achieved her dream in 2016. "I feel very proud of what I achieved because I am a fighter, like all the other athletes who come from humble backgrounds." (eltelegrafo.com, 29 Mar 2016; eluniverso.com, 29 Mar 2016)

RESTAURANT
In 2019 she opened her own restaurant in Quito, Ecuador. (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 01 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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