Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 May 1993) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
Running career Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record.
On February 19, 2023, he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.
Statistics Information from World Athletics profile.
Personal bests SurfaceEventTimeVenueDateNotesOutdoor track10,000m28:56.88Portland, ORJune 10, 2022RoadHalf Marathon1:02:50Lima, PERMay 1, 2022Marathon2:07:38Sevilla, ESPFebruary 19, 2023NR International Competition Results YearMeetLocationEventPlaceTime2014IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkHalf Marathon85th1:06:07South American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru10,000m2nd30:18.242016Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, BrazilMarathon52nd2:18:412017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay10,000mDNF2018IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, SpainHalf Marathon50th1:03:152019Pan American GamesLima, PeruMarathon1st2:09:312021Summer OlympicsTokyo, JapanMarathon59th2:22:12
Personal life He is a younger brother of Raúl Pacheco, also a marathoner.
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