Hernán Barreneche

Hernán Barreneche Ríos (born July 25, 1939 in Pereira, Risaralda) is a long-distance runner from Colombia, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. He has continued to compete at the World Masters Athletics and for the past 3 Games he has won gold in the marathon.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barreneche and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.
Hernán Barreneche
Personal information
BornJuly 25, 1939
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali Marathon
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Kingston Half Marathon
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place1961 Barranquilla Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place1961 Barranquilla 10,000 metres

References
  • Personal Website
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hernán Barreneche". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06.



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