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| Full name | Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza | |||||||||||
| Born | (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) Huancayo, Peru | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||
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Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 May 1993) is a Peruvian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
Running career
Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record.
On February 19, 2023, he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile.
Personal bests
| Surface | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Outdoor track | 10,000m | 28:56.88 | Portland, OR | June 10, 2022 | |
| Road | Half Marathon | 1:02:50 | Lima, PER | May 1, 2022 | |
| Marathon | 2:07:38 | Sevilla, ESP | February 19, 2023 | NR |
International Competition Results
| Year | Meet | Location | Event | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark | Half Marathon | 85th | 1:06:07 |
| South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 10,000m | 2nd | 30:18.24 | |
| 2016 | Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Marathon | 52nd | 2:18:41 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 10,000m | DNF | |
| 2018 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | Half Marathon | 50th | 1:03:15 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | Marathon | 1st | 2:09:31 |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | Marathon | 59th | 2:22:12 |
Personal life
He is a younger brother of Raúl Pacheco, also a marathoner.
References
- "Cristhian Pacheco". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- Size, Xiomara (19 February 2023). "Cristhian Pacheco breaks national record and qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". infobae. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "Christian Pacheco". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
External links
- Cristhian Pacheco at World Athletics
- Cristhian Pacheco at Olympics.com
- Cristhian Pacheco at Olympedia
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