Jorge Castelblanco
Appearance
![]() Castelblanco at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 23 September 1987 | (age 36)
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Half marathon, marathon |
Club | panama runners association [2] |
Coached by | Juan Carlos Cardona Rios[2] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | HM – 1:06:49 (2011) Marathon – 2:15:57 (2016)[3] |
Jorge Castelblanco (born 23 September 1987) is a long-distance runner from Panama. At the 2016 Olympics he became the first Panamanian athlete to run the Olympic marathon.[1][2]
Castelblanco graduated from the Technological University of Panama and works as a police officer. He is married and has a son Ethan.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Jorge Castelblanco Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b c d Jorge Castelblanco. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Jorge Castelblanco. IAAF