Eduardo Buenavista

Eduardo Buenavista (born 13 October 1978 in Santo Niño, South Cotabato)[1] is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long-distance events.

Eduardo Buenavista

Buenavista at the 2014 Paris Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 Santo Niño, South Cotabato, Philippines
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m: 8:17.14 (2002) 3000 m Steeplechase: 8:40.77 (2001) 5000 m: 13:58.43 (2002) 10000 m: 29:02.36 (2002) 10000 m Road: 30:20 (2005) Half Marathon: 1:03:42 (2005) Marathon: 2:18:53 (2007)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Asian Athletics Championships 2003 Manila 10000 m Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur 3000 m steeplechase 2001 Kuala Lumpur 5000 m 2003 Hanoi 10,000m 2009 Vientiane marathon 2003 Hanoi 5000m 2005 Manila 10,000m 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima marathon 2011 Palembang marathon

His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours. He also holds the Philippine 5000 metres record of 13 minutes, 58 seconds, and performed the 10,000 metres in 29:02.36 minutes.

"Vertek", as called by his friends and the media, finished 67th in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathon. He was a silver medallist in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in the 10,000m run. He has also won many road races in the Philippines, distance races on previous South East Asian Games the Adidas King of the Road in South Korea and the Adidas King of the Road 2012 in Singapore.