Yolimar Pineda

Yolimar Pineda

Pineda in the 2012 Olympic marathon
Personal information
Full name	Yolimar Elizabeth Pineda Medina
Born	(1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 39) Venezuela, Valencia Venezuela [1]
Education	University of Carabobo[2][3]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4]
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon, half marathon, 10,000 m
Club	Carabobo Runners Club[2]
Coached by	Luis Arias[2][3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10,000 m: – 35:08.85 (2005) HM – 1:16:15 (2011) Mar – 2:41:32 (2012)[5]
Updated on 11 June 2013

Yolimar Elizabeth Pineda Medina (born November 14, 1985) is a Venezuelan long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished 94th and 93rd, respectively.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Venezuela
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	8th	5000m	18:55.44
2006	South American Cross Country Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	13th	Short race 4.0 km	14:10 min
			7th	Long race 8.0 km	28:33 min
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	86th	Long race 8.0 km	30:13 min
			14th	Long race 8.0 km – Team
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Half marathon	1:22:12 hrs
2011	Ibero-American Marathon Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Marathon	2:50:21 hrs
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	10th	Marathon	2:51:58 hrs A
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	94th	Marathon	2:45:16 hrs

References

1. Yolimar Pineda. Sports reference
2. Yolimar Pineda. London 2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
3. Yolymar Pineda. nbcolympics.com
4. Yolymar Pineda. rio2016.com
5. Yolimar Pineda at World Athletics