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Héctor Garibay

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Héctor Garibay
2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Garibay Flores
NationalityBolivian
Born (1988-07-09) 9 July 1988 (age 36)
Totoral, Bolivia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)10,000 metres, Marathon
Medal record
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción 10,000 metres

Héctor Garibay Flores (born 9 July 1988) is a Bolivian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

He finished 1st in the Marathon International of Mexico 2023 with an extraordinary time of 2:08:23, 1st place in Buenos Aires Marathon 2021 with a time of 2:11:58, 36th in the Marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[1] In February 2023, he set a Bolivian record in the marathon running 2:07:44 at the Seville Marathon.[2] This time qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, he set the record of 2:08:23 in the Mexico City Marathon, beating the previous mark by more than two minutes.[3]

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's marathon full results at World Championships 2022; record run by Tamirat Tola | World-Track and Field". 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 Seville Marathon Results". Seville Marathon. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ Staff, M. N. D. (28 August 2023). "Bolivian winner of Mexico City marathon breaks record". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Mexico City Marathon", Wikipedia, 3 August 2024, retrieved 9 August 2024
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Bolivia
Paris 2024
with
María José Ribera
Succeeded by
Incumbent