Dionicio Cerón
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Dionicio Cerón Pizarro |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Toluca | 9 October 1965
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 10,000 metres marathon |
Dionicio Cerón Pizarro (born October 9, 1965 in Toluca) is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:08:30. He represented his native country two times at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. He also won the London Marathon three consecutive times between 1994 and 1996, the only athlete to have ever achieved this feat. Eluid Kipchoge is the only other athlete to have won it 3 times, however not consecutive years.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 10,000 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:36 | |
1993 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:06 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 10,000 m | 28:58.11 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:51 | |
1994 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:53 |
1995 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:30 |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:13 | |
1996 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:00 |
2000 | Hokkaido Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:14 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dionicio Cerón". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01.
External links
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Mexican male long-distance runners
- Mexican male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of Mexico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from the State of Mexico
- People from Toluca
- London Marathon male winners
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Mexico