Aguelmis Rojas de Armas also Aquelmis Rojas (; born March 28, 1978) is a male long-distance runner from Cuba. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished in 47th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:21.59. Rojas set his personal best (2:14.15) in the marathon on April 18, 2004, in Havana.
A Cuban exile since March 2009, he was nationalized Uruguayan in August 2014 and is competing for Uruguay since late 2014.
Biography He finished fourth in the men's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, he set the Cuban record of 1:03:48 for the half marathon, although he finished in 55th place. Aside from road competitions, he occasionally runs on the track and was the winner of the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.
Achievements Representing 2001World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBristol, United Kingdom52ndHalf marathon1:04:13 hrs2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4thMarathon2:23:18 hrs2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece47thMarathon2:21:59 hrs2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas1st10,000 metres30:14.75 min2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia5thMarathon2:34:00 hrs2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela2nd5000 m14:21.90 min1st10,000 m30:14.33 minWorld Half Marathon ChampionshipsUdine, Italy55thHalf marathon1:03:48 hrs2009Corrida Doble San AntonioPiriápolis, Uruguay1st8,000 m30:52 min Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m30:19 min2010Corrida de San FernandoMaldonado, Uruguay4th10,000 m30:15 min Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay1st10,000 m30:32 minCorrida GardelianaTacuarembó, Uruguay1stHalf marathon1:06:38 hrsCorrida San Felipe y SantiagoMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m29:45 min2011Corrida de San FernandoMaldonado, Uruguay2nd10,000 m29:45 minCorrida Doble San AntonioPiriápolis, Uruguay1st8,000 m30:48 min Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay1st10,000 m30:07 minCorrida San Felipe y SantiagoMontevideo, Uruguay1st10,000 m31:19 min2012Corrida de San FernandoMaldonado, Uruguay1st10,000 m29:34 minCorrida Doble San AntonioPiriápolis, Uruguay1st8,000 m24:59 minMedia Maratón de MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay2ndHalf marathon1:06:16 hrs Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay1st10,000 m30:07 min Nike 10kMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m30:59 minCorrida San Felipe y SantiagoMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m31:56 min2013Corrida de San FernandoMaldonado, Uruguay10th10,000 m31:37 minCorrida Doble San AntonioPiriápolis, Uruguay3rd8,000 m25:15 minCorré MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay2ndHalf marathon1:06:05 hrs Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m29:50 min Nike 10kMontevideo, Uruguay4th10,000 m31:49 minCorrida San Felipe y SantiagoMontevideo, Uruguay3rd10,000 m29:51 min2014Corrida de San FernandoMaldonado, Uruguay3rd10,000 m30:07 minCorrida Doble San AntonioPiriápolis, Uruguay2nd8,000 m25:00 minMaratón de MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay1stMarathon2:19:33 hrsCorré MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay1stHalf marathon1:04:55 hrsMedia Maratón de MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay1stHalf marathon1:06:58 hrs Reebok 10 kmMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m29:58 min
References
Profile at athlecac.org