Víctor Mora (runner)
Colombian long-distance runner
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Born | (1944-11-24) November 24, 1944 (age 79) Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1972 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 24, 1944) is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event in (14:32) minutes at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany).
He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975[1] and 1981.[2]
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
- Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1970 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 5000 m | 14:08.1 CR |
1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:54.6 | |||
1973 | Bolivarian Games | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá | 1st | 5000 m | 14:20.0 |
1st | 10,000 m | 29:26.18 CR | |||
1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.7 CR |
References
External links
- Víctor Mora at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 5000 metres
- 1926: Eduardo Quintanar (MEX)
- 1930: Felipe Jardines (MEX)
- 1935: Mariano Ramírez (MEX)
- 1938: Guy Grant (JAM)
- 1946: Manny Ramjohn (TRI)
- 1950: Francisco Hernández (MEX)
- 1954: Mateo Flores (GUA)
- 1959: Isidro Segura (MEX)
- 1962: Eligio Galicia (MEX)
- 1966: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
- 1970: Mario Pérez (MEX)
- 1974: Víctor Mora (COL)
- 1978: Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)
- 1982: Eduardo Castro (MEX)
- 1986: Mauricio González (MEX)
- 1990: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
- 1993: Isaac García (MEX)
- 1998–2002: Pablo Olmedo (MEX)
- 2006–14: Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
- 2018: José Mauricio González (MEX)