Edgar Alejandro Cortez Espinoza (born August 10, 1989, in Santa Teresa, Carazo, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best in the event is 1:49.10 achieved in 2011 in Daegu which is the current Nicaraguan record.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London, England. He was 7th in his round 1 heat with a time of 1:58.99.
Personal bests 400 m: 49.85 s – Ciudad de Panamá, 18 April 2010 800 m: 1:49.10 min – Daegu, 27 August 2011
Competition record Representing 2008Central American ChampionshipsSan Pedro Sula, Honduras7th400 m52.674th800 m1:55.095th4 × 400 m relay3:25.91Central American Junior ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador —400 mDNF1st800 m1:56.13 —4 × 100 m relayDQ4th4 × 400 m relay3:38.052009Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd800 m1:56.472010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (h)800 m1:58.47Central American GamesPanama City, Panama5th400 m49.851st800 m1:53.193rd4 × 400 m relay3:28:29NACAC U-23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida, United States4th (h)Did not finish in the final800 m1:51.01Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico8th800 m1:51.622011Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica5th400 m49.963rd800 m1:51.84Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th800 m1:49.74UniversiadeShenzhen, China28th (h)800 m1:52.05World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea35th (h)800 m1:49.10 (NR)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico14th (h)800 m1:59.022012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela7th800 m1:51.55Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st800 m1:53.037th1500 m4:11.243rd4 × 400 m relay3:19.56Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom51st (h)800 m1:58.99
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