Víctor Aravena Explained

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Víctor Aravena
Fullname:	Víctor Aravena Pincheira
Birth Date:	5 February 1990
Birth Place:	Coronel, Bío Bío, Chile
Height:	1.6m (05.2feet)
Weight:	60kg (130lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running
Updated:	12 June 2018

Víctor Aravena Pincheira (born 5 February 1990 in Coronel, Chile) is a Chilean athlete competing mostly in the long-distance running events.

Personal bests

• 3000 m: 7:59.91 min – Concepción, 12 May 2012
• 5000 m: 13:46.94 min – Toronto, 25 July 2015
• 10,000 m: 28:49.89 min – Concepción, 25 May 2013
• Half marathon: 1:05:01 hrs – Temuco, 27 February 2011
• Marathon: 2:16:20 hrs – Temuco, 20 March 2016

Competition record

Representing
2005	South American Cross Country Championships (U18)	Montevideo, Uruguay	4th	4 km	13:18
	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	15:08.21
2006	South American Cross Country Championships (U18)	Mar del Plata, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 km	12:01
	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m	8:43.81
2007	South American Cross Country Championships (U18)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 km	12:43
	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	10th	3000 m	8:31.54
2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	97th	7.905 km	26:15
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	–	10,000m	DNF
2009	South American Cross Country Championships (U20)	Coronel, Chile	bgcolor=gold	1st	8 km	25:09
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	14:45.97
	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	4th	5000 m	14:17.89
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	31:01.70^[1]
2010	South American U23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	14:45.85
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	8th	5000 m	14:18.80
2011	South American Cross Country Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	10th	12 km	38:35.7
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	13:59.81
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	10th	5000 m	14:16.50
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m	8:04.45
	South American U23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:16.25
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	30:31.93
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	14:17.97
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:06.02
			5th	10,000m	30:15.57
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	14:06.14
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	13:46.94
	World Championships	Beijing, China	36th (h)	5000 m	14:29.34
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	13:57.45
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	6th	5000 m	15:26.85

References

1. This performance earned him also the gold medal at the 2009 South American Junior Championships.