Héctor Garibay | |
Fullname: | Héctor Garibay Flores |
Nationality: | Bolivian |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1988 |
Birth Place: | Totoral, Bolivia |
Height: | 1.60 m |
Weight: | 50 kg |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 10,000 metres, Marathon |
Héctor Garibay Flores (born 9 July 1988) is a Bolivian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
He finished 1st in the Marathon International of Mexico 2023 with an extraordinary time of 2:08:23, 1st place in Buenos Aires Marathon 2021 with a time of 2:11:58, 36th in the Marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[1] In February 2023, he set a Bolivian record in the marathon running 2:07:44 at the Seville Marathon.[2] This time qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In 2023, he set the record of 2:08:23 in the Mexico City Marathon, beating the previous mark by more than two minutes.[3]