Alfredo Arévalo

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Alfredo Arévalo
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Arévalo Reyes
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1976-02-20) 20 February 1976 (age 48)
Uspantán, El Quiché, Guatemala
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:12:53 (2004)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
CAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Morelia 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Morelia 10,000 m
Central American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 San José 5000 m
Updated on 17 December 2014.

Alfredo Arévalo Reyes (born February 20, 1976) is a Guatemalan marathon runner.[1][2] In 2004, he achieved both his personal best and a national record-breaking time of 2:12:53 at the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Arevalo made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished seventy-seventh in the men's marathon, outside his personal best of 2:34:02.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Arevalo competed again for the second time in men's marathon, along with his compatriot José Amado García. He finished the race in sixty-third place by twelve seconds behind Montenegro's Goran Stojiljković, with a time of 2:28:26.[3][4]

Personal bests[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guatemala
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 4th Half marathon 1:06:50
World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 56th Marathon 2:34:16
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th Marathon 2:21:53
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Marathon DNF
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 10,000 m 29:39.48
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 76th Marathon 2:34:02
2005 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 2nd 8 km 25:16
World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 123rd 12.02 km 41:29
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 10,000 m 30:45.72
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5th 5000 m 14:42.58
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 52nd Marathon 2:25:37
2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 4th 8 km 25:55
3rd 8 km (Team) 48 pts
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 93rd 12 km 39:10
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd Marathon 2:28:27
2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 7th 8 km 25:40
2nd 8 km (Team) 58 pts
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 10,000 m 30:10.98
Pan American Games Río de Janeiro, Brazil 9th Marathon 2:21:48
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 63rd Marathon 2:28:26
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th Marathon 2:25:55
Central American Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:49.91
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 10,000 m 31:07.06
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 11th Marathon 2:25:53
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 3rd 5000 m 14:56.00
4th 10,000 m 31:30.28
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 3rd 5000 m 15:22.23
3rd 10,000 m 32:23.55
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 6th Marathon 2:26:34 A

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Arévalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ Biography – AREVALO Alfredo, archived from the original on July 14, 2014, retrieved July 13, 2014
  3. ^ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ Scheiber, Barbara (24 August 2008). "Guatemalans in the Olympic Marathon". The Guatemala Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

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