Juan Bascuñán
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| Birth name | Juan de Dios Jorquera Bascuñán | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chilean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1894 Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 August 1973 (aged 79) Quilicura, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan de Dios Jorquera Bascuñán (8 July 1894 – 29 August 1973) was a Chilean middle-distance and long-distance runner. During the 1910s and 1920s, he was the top ranked Chilean long-distance runner. He had won four titles at the South American Championships in Athletics, albeit the first competition he had competed in was unofficial.
He competed for Chile at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon and had placed 33rd out of the 35 competitors that completed the race. He could not participate at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics as he began receiving money for races. He died on 29 August 1973.
Biography
Juan de Dios Jorquera Bascuñán was born on 8 July 1894 in Santiago, Chile. During the 1910s and 1920s, he was the top ranked Chilean long-distance runner.[1] At the first unofficial South American Championships in Athletics in Buenos Aires, he had won gold medals in the marathon[a] and the mile run with times of 3:28:04 and 4:37.8 respectively.[2]
He then competed at the 1920 South American Championships in Athletics held in Santiago. He had won the men's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres with times of 16:11.4 and 33:13.6.[2] There, he had set championship records in both of the distances.[1]
Jorquera was part of the Chilean team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He competed in the men's marathon on 22 August against a field of 47 other competitors. He had ran in a time of 3:17:45.0 and had placed 33rd out of the 35 competitors that completed the course.[3] Though he remained active in the sport, he could not compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics as he had begun receiving money for races and was deemed as a professional athlete and not an amateur one.[4]
He later died on 29 August 1973 in Quilicura, Chile.[1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Juan Jorquera Biographical Information". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "South American Championships (Unofficial)". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 15 August 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Drafts-Johnson, Lilah (2018). "The Language of Sport: Understanding Chile and chilenidad through Marathon Races and Fútbol Games". Oberlin College and Conservatory. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2025.