Pablo Olmedo
Pablo Olmedo ( Pablo Olmedo Castañon ; born May 8, 1975 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican long-distance runner .
Life
From 1996 to 1999 he was four times national champion over 5000 m .
In 1997 he came at the World Cross Country Championships in 111th place and at the World Athletics Championships in Athens over 5000 m in 15th place. The following year he won gold over 5000 m and bronze over 1500 m at the Central America and Caribbean Games .
In 1999 he finished 67th at the Cross Country World Championships and was tenth over 5000 m at the World Championships in Seville . At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, he was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary stages as well as in the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In 2002 he won double gold over 5000 m and 10,000 m at the Central American and Caribbean Games , and in 2003 he was fourth over 10,000 m at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo .
In 2005 he switched to the 42.195 km distance and was twelfth in the Paris Marathon and eleventh in the Chicago Marathon . In 2006 he was fifth in the Lake Biwa Marathon , and in 2007 he was the overall winner of the Maratón de la Comarca Lagunera Mexican champion and came in 46th at the World Championships in Osaka .
At the 2010 Cross Country World Championships in Bydgoszcz, he finished 123rd.
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 44.93 min, June 1st 1994, Port Alberni
- 3000 m : 7: 36.17 min, August 28, 1998, Brussels
- 5000 m: 13: 13.32 min, September 1, 1998, Berlin
- 10,000 m: 28: 11.75 min, August 20, 2002, Brussels
- Marathon : 2:11:34 h, March 4th 2007, Torreón
Web links
- Pablo Olmedo in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ^ Gbrathletics: Mexican Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olmedo, Pablo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olmedo Castañon, Pablo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |