Benjamín Paredes
Mexican long-distance runner
Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961 in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon, but who also competed in duathlons, even winning a silver medal for Mexico at the ITU-world championships in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 1992.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:23 |
1994 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:23 |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:44 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 8th | Marathon | 2:14:55 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | Marathon | DNF |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 64th | Marathon | 2:27:17 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 19th | Marathon | 2:22:07 |
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada
- Half marathon - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway
- Marathon - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam , The Netherlands
References
- ^ Results: 1992 Frankfurt ITU Duathlon World Championships | Elite Men
External links
- Benjamín Paredes at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamín Paredes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
- Wrong Turn[permanent dead link]
- photos at flickr.com
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- 1951: Delfo Cabrera (ARG)
- 1955: Mateo Flores (GUA)
- 1959: John J. Kelley (USA)
- 1963: Fidel Negrete (MEX)
- 1967: Andy Boychuk (CAN)
- 1971: Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1975: Rigoberto Mendoza (CUB)
- 1979: Radamés González (CUB)
- 1983: Jorge González (PUR)
- 1987: Ivo Rodrigues (BRA)
- 1991: Alberto Cuba (CUB)
- 1995: Benjamín Paredes (MEX)
- 1999: Vanderlei Cordeiro (BRA)
- 2003: Vanderlei Cordeiro (BRA)
- 2007: Franck Caldeira (BRA)
- 2011: Solonei da Silva (BRA)
- 2015: Richer Pérez (CUB)
- 2019: Cristhian Pacheco (PER)
- 2023: Cristhian Pacheco (PER)
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