Héctor Garibay Explained

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]

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's marathon full results at World Championships 2022; record run by Tamirat Tola | World-Track and Field . 17 July 2022 .
  2. Web site: 2023 Seville Marathon Results. Seville Marathon. 19 February 2023. 6 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Staff . M. N. D. . 2023-08-28 . Bolivian winner of Mexico City marathon breaks record . 2024-08-09 . Mexico News Daily . en-US.