Cristina López

Athlete

1982 –

96

Who is Cristina López?

Cristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.

When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever gold medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing medical treatment for cancer. Lopez crossed the finish line in 1:38:59, a full minute and 4 seconds ahead of the second place.

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Born
Sep 19, 1982
Ozatlán
Lived in
  • Ozatlán

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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