Sandra de las Mercedes Ruales Mosquera (born 30 May 1974 in Quito, Pichincha) is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner.
She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008. Ruales won the 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon.
International competitions Representing 1988Ibero-American ChampionshipsMexico City, Mexico5th10,000m38:37.21 min ASouth American Youth ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador2nd1500 m4:55.8 min A2nd3000 m10:44.5 min A1989South American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2nd10,000 m35:55.2 min1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria13th10,000 m36:06.61 min1991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil4th3000 m9:46.00 min 3rd10,000 m34:57.00 min2004Miami MarathonMiami, United States 3rdMarathon2:45:24 hrsOlympic GamesAthens, Greece36thMarathon2:44:28 hrs2005Miami MarathonMiami, United States 1stMarathon2:37:00 hrsWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland—MarathonDNFGuayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1stMarathon2:41:40 hrsBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stHalf marathon1:20:12 hrs GR A2006Miami MarathonMiami, United States 2ndMarathon2:37:18 hrsGuayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1stMarathon2:45:58 hrs2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China43rdMarathon2:35:53 hrsGuayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1stMarathon2:50:40 hrs2009Miami MarathonMiami, United States 3rdMarathon2:50:38 hrsWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany57thMarathon2:50:36 hrsGuayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1stMarathon2:45:25 hrs
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