Benjamín Paredes

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961 in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) 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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  1. Results: 1992 Frankfurt ITU Duathlon World Championships | Elite Men
  • Benjamín Paredes at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamín Paredes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  • Wrong Turn
  • photos at flickr.com


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