Jennifer Padilla

Who is Jennifer Padilla?

Jennifer Padilla González is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres sprint events. Her first name also spells Yenifer of Yennifer.

She won the 400 m title at the 2011 Pan American Games as well as two bronze medals in the relay for Colombia. She set her 400 m personal best of 51.53 seconds at the competition.

Padilla was a medallist in the individual and relay sprinting events at the South American Championships in Athletics in both 2009 and 2011. She jointly holds the Colombian record for the 4×400 m relay with a time of 3:29.94 minutes.