Benjamín Paredes

Benjamín Paredes
Personal information
Born (1961-08-07) August 7, 1961
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata Marathon
Central American and Caribbean Games
1993 Ponce Marathon

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961) 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
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