Víctor Mora (athlete)
Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 29, 1944 in Bogotá ) is a former Colombian athlete who took part in the Olympic Games twice.
Víctor Mora won in 1967 and 1969 in the 5000 meter run at the South American Championships. In 1969 he also won the 10,000 meter run after finishing second behind the Argentinian Osvaldo Suárez in 1967 . In 1971 Mora received silver on both routes behind Edmundo Warnke from Chile . Mora finished 52nd in the marathon at the 1972 Olympic Games . He then stayed in Germany as part of a development cooperation project, trained with Arnd Krüger and improved the national records over 10 km, 20 km and 1 hour. The record over 1 hour (= 20,129 m on August 15, 1973 in Essen) still exists today (2014). In October he won the excellent Rude Pravo -Cross in Prague. In 1974 he won both the 5,000-meter run and the 10,000-meter run at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. The following year he won the Central American and Caribbean Games over 5000 meters. In 1975 Mora won gold over 10,000 meters at the South American Championships and behind his compatriot Domingo Tibaduiza silver over 5000 meters. In 1976 he set his personal best in the 10,000 meter run with 27: 55.72 minutes, but at the 1976 Olympic Games he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In 1981 Mora managed a triple victory over 5000 meters, 10,000 meters and in the half marathon at the South American Championships. This year he also set his best time in the marathon with 2:12:55 h. In 1983 he won the marathon at the Central America and Caribbean Championships. In 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1981, Mora also won the Sao Paulo New Year's Eve run . At a height of 1.70 m, his competition weight was 67 kg.
Web links
- Víctor Mora in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Medalist South American Championships
- ↑ Sports report of the Federal Government 1973 . Bundestag printed paper 7/1040 of September 26, 1973, p. 46
- ↑ Medalist Central American and Caribbean Championships
- ↑ Central American and Caribbean Games medal winners
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mora, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mora García, Víctor Manuel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogotá |