Cristhian Pacheco Explained

Cristhian Pacheco
Fullname:Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza
Birth Date:26 May 1993
Birth Place:Huancayo, Peru
Height:1.80 m
Weight:62 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:Marathon

Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 May 1993) is a Peruvian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Running career

Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record.

On February 19, 2023, he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.[2]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile.[3]

Personal bests

SurfaceEventTimeVenueDateNotes
Outdoor track10,000m28:56.88Portland, ORJune 10, 2022
RoadHalf Marathon1:02:50Lima, PERMay 1, 2022
Marathon2:07:38Sevilla, ESPFebruary 19, 2023NR
International Competition Results
YearMeetLocationEventPlaceTime
2014IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkHalf Marathon85th1:06:07
South American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru10,000m2nd30:18.24
2016Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, BrazilMarathon52nd2:18:41
2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay10,000mDNF
2018IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, SpainHalf Marathon50th1:03:15
2019Pan American GamesLima, PeruMarathon1st2:09:31
2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, JapanMarathon59th2:22:12

Personal life

He is a younger brother of Raúl Pacheco, also a marathoner.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cristhian Pacheco . 21 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816111446/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/cristhian-pacheco . 16 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Size . Xiomara . February 19, 2023 . Cristhian Pacheco breaks national record and qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games . February 21, 2023 . infobae.
  3. Web site: Christian Pacheco . February 21, 2023 . World Athletics.