Melissa Gonzalez (born June 24, 1994) is a Colombian-American athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay. A native of El Paso, Texas, U.S., she also holds Colombian citizenship and represents them at international events. She has won several gold medals, mostly in South American competitions. Gonzalez's personal best is 55.32 seconds, which was set at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the wife of American football player David Blough; her younger brother, Christian Gonzalez, also plays the sport.
International competitions
Personal life
Gonzalez is a Roman Catholic. She is a citizen of both the United States and Colombia and married American football quarterback David Blough in March 2019. Her father Hector is 6-foot-9 and played college basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso before playing semiprofessionally in Colombia. Gonzalez has two sisters, Samatha and Lily, and a brother, Christian. Samatha also represents Colombia in international events and was a college All-American in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the University of Miami, while Christian played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and Oregon Ducks before being drafted in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.