Luis Tipán Explained

Luis Tipán
Fullname:	Luis Alfonso Tipán
Birth Date:	8 February 1954
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Sport:	Men's athletics
Olympics:	1984 Summer Olympics

Luis Alfonso Tipán (born February 8, 1954) is a retired male athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the long-distance running events during his career.

He represented his native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Tipán set his personal best (2:28:30) in the men's marathon on August 14, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.

International competitions

Representing
1972	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	9:05.2
1977	Bolivarian Games	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	5000 m	15:50.2 A
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	32:24.77 A
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Half marathon	1:12:02 A
1978	Southern Cross Games	La Paz, Bolivia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	15:56.54
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	33:28.14 A
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:07.39
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	9th	5000 m	14:29.1
			9th	10,000 m	30:15.1
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:29.4
	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m	30:09.93
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m	29:47.0
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Marathon	2:27:00
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	53rd	Marathon	2:28:30
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	46th (h)	5000 m	14:52.43
			34th (h)	10,000 m	30:07.49

References

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