Rosa Alba Chacha Chacha (born 8 December 1982) is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner. She is a four-time Olympian in the marathon and is the national record holder in the half marathon. She is the 2022 South American Games marathon champion.
Career Chacha ran her first race when she was eight years old. She won the 2011 Buenos Aires Marathon with a time of 2:37.22. She qualified for the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished eighth.
Chacha competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 83rd with a time of 2:40:57, a seasonal best. She then won the 2013 South American Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires. At the 2014 South American Half Marathon Championships, she finished second to Carmen Martínez. She placed seventh in the marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Chacha represented Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon and finished 100th with a time of 2:48:52. She then finished 32nd in the marathon at the 2017 World Championships. At the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships, she finished 56th with a time of 1:14:19.
Chacha finished fourth in the marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games with a personal best time of 2:32:45. She represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she finished 41st with a time of 2:36:44.
Chacha won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 South American Games and qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games. She won the bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2022 Bolivarian Games. At the Pan American Games, she finished fifth with a time of 2:31:01.
Chacha set the national record at the 2023 Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:26:34 and also met the qualification standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the Olympic Games, she finished 73rd with a time of 2:42:14.
Personal life Chacha was born in Ambato but moved to Quito, where her mother worked at a farm. She has four siblings. She is coached by her husband, and they have one daughter.
Personal bests 5000 m: 16:17.75 min A – Lima, Peru, 19 June 2009 10,000 m: 34:51.14 min A – Lima, Peru, 21 June 2009 Half marathon: 1:11:23 hrs – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 August 2022 Marathon: 2:26:34 hrs – Hamburg, Germany, 23 April 2023
Achievements Representing 2004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd5000 m17:44.04 min1st10,000 m36:23.73 min2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia —5000 mDNFBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia3rd5000 m17:48.63 min2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba3rd10,000 m35:58.8 min (ht)South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd5000 m16:17.75 min A4th10,000 m34:51.14 min ABolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia3rd5000 m18:32.04 min2nd10,000 m36:54.21 min2010South American Cross Country ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador3rd8 km27:25.2 minIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain8th5000 m16:39.16 min2011South American Cross Country ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay11th8 km29:23.6 minALBA GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd10,000 m35:37.64 minSouth American Half Marathon ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 2ndHalf marathon1:13:45 hrsPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico8thMarathon2:48:40 hrs A2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom83rdMarathon2:40:57 hrs2013South American Marathon ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina1stMarathon2:42:57 hrs2014South American Half Marathon ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay2ndHalf marathon1:19:47 hrs2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia4thHalf marathon1:17:52 hrs2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru4thMarathon2:32:45 hrsWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –MarathonDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan41stMarathon2:36:44 hrs2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia3rdHalf marathon1:16:43 hrsWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States–MarathonDNFSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stMarathon2:34:26 hrs2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6th10,000 m35:06.0 minWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary51stMarathon2:42:00 hrsWorld Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia43rdHalf marathon1:14:54 hrsPan American GamesSantiago, Chile5thMarathon2:31:01 hrs
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