Benjamín Paredes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961, in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon, but who also competed in duathlons, even winning a silver medal for Mexico at the ITU-world championships in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 1992.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	Marathon	2:14:23
1994	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:11:23
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Marathon	2:14:44
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	Marathon	2:14:55
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	64th	Marathon	2:27:17
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	Marathon	2:22:07

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada
• Half marathon - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway
• Marathon - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam, The Netherlands

References

1. Results: 1992 Frankfurt ITU Duathlon World Championships | Elite Men

External links

• Benjamín Paredes at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamín Paredes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
• Wrong Turn^[permanent dead link‍]
• photos at flickr.com