Víctor Mora (runner) explained

Víctor Mora
Birth Date:	24 November 1944
Birth Place:	Bogotá, Colombia
Country:
Sport:	Men's Athletics
Olympics:	1972 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics

Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 24, 1944) is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event in (14:32) minutes at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany).

He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975^[1] and 1981.^[2]

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
• Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)

International competitions

Representing
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	8th	5000 m	14:35.4
			5th	10,000 m	30:57.8
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:32.2
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m	30:57.4
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	15:36.6
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	32:27.2
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	9:53.2
1970	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:08.1
			bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:54.6
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	6th	5000 m	14:25.17
			5th	3000 m s'chase	8:52.60
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	14:08.8
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m	29:17.6
			bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:03.8
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	52nd	Marathon	2:37:34
1973	Bolivarian Games	Panama City, Panama	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:20.0
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	29:26.18
			bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:48.7
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:04.2
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	29:56.4
			3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:58.2
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:54.20
1975	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	14:02.2
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	28:45.8
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:53.8
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	34th (h)	10,000 m	30:26.57
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7th	5000 m	14:17.7
			6th	10,000 m	29:27.4
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	15:23.9
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	31:56.4
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Half marathon	1:10:42
1983	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:58:51
1985	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, West Germany	17th	Marathon	2:18:12
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	7th	Marathon	2:33:11
1989	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	19th	Marathon	2:22:49

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campeões 1970-1979. Saint Silvester Road Race. pt. 20 February 2014.
2. Web site: Campeões 1980-1989. Saint Silvester Road Race. pt. 20 February 2014.