Cristhian Pacheco

Cristhian Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 May 1993) is a Peruvian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Cristhian Pacheco
Personal information
Full nameCristhian Pacheco Mendoza
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993
Huancayo, Peru
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaMarathon
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoMarathon

Running career

Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record.

On February 19th, 2023 he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.[2]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile.[3]

Personal bests

Surface Event Time Venue Date Notes
Outdoor track 10,000m 28:56.88 Portland, OR June 10th, 2022
Road Half Marathon 1:02:50 Lima, PER May 1st, 2022
Marathon 2:07:38 Sevilla, ESP February 19th, 2023 NR

International Competition Results

Year Meet Location Event Place Time
2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Copenhagen, Denmark Half Marathon 85th 1:06:07
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 10,000m 2nd 30:18.24
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marathon 52nd 2:18:41
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 10,000m DNF
2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain Half Marathon 50th 1:03:15
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru Marathon 1st 2:09:31
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Marathon 59th 2:22:12

Personal life

He is a younger brother of Raúl Pacheco, also a marathoner.

References
  1. "Cristhian Pacheco". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. Size, Xiomara (19 February 2023). "Cristhian Pacheco breaks national record and qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". infobae. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. "Christian Pacheco". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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