Armando Quintanilla
Armando Quintanilla ( Juan Armando Quintanilla Loredo; born April 19, 1968 in San Luis Potosí ) is a retired Mexican long-distance runner .
Athletic career
At the Athletics Central America and Caribbean Championships, he won over 5000 m in 1989 and 1991 .
In 1992 he came over 10,000 m at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 16th place and was fifth at the World Cup in Athletics in Havana .
He also finished 14th over 10,000 m at the World Athletics Championships in 1993 in Stuttgart. In 1994 he won the Bolder Boulder and over 10,000 m at the Ibero-American Championships.
At the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata in 1995 , he managed a double victory over 5000 m and 10,000 m. He finished second in the Bolder Boulder.
In 1996 he won the Tokyo Half Marathon and the Carlsbad 5000 and came second in the Gasparilla Distance Classic . At the Olympic Games in Atlanta he was eleventh over 10,000 m.
In 1997 he finished second in the Tokyo Half Marathon. The following year he was eleventh in the Beppu-Ōita Marathon and won the Great Scottish Run .
In 1999 he won the Carlsbad 5000, was sixth in the Stramilano and second in each case at Bay to Breakers and Bolder Boulder.
In 2000, a victory in the Bogotá half marathon was followed by a preliminary round over 10,000 m at the Olympic Games in Sydney .
In 2003 he was fourth in the Maratón de la Comarca Lagunera and in the Bogotá half marathon.
Personal bests
- 5000 m: 13: 21.12 min, July 21, 1995, Oslo
- 5 km road run : 13:18 min, March 31, 1996, Carlsbad
- 10,000 m: 27: 18.59 min, July 22nd 1994, Oslo
- 10 km road run: 28:15 min, May 29, 1995, boulder
- Half marathon : 1:00:28 h, January 19, 1997, Tokyo
- Marathon : 2:15:40 h, March 2, 2003, Torreón
Web links
- Armando Quintanilla in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Armando Quintanilla in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Armando Quintanilla in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Quintanilla, Armando |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quintanilla Loredo, Juan Armando |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Luis Potosí |