Bayron Efrén Piedra Avilés (born August 19, 1982 in Cuenca) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian middle distance and long-distance runner. He won the 2007 and 2008 editions of the

Guayaquil Marathon The Guayaquil Marathon ( es, Maratón de Guayaquil) is a marathon running race in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Held annually on the first Sunday of October, the race draws about 2000 runners. Most participants are from Ecuador; runners from Colombia, Per ...

. He also competed at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, the

2005 Summer Universiade The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August. Emblem The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird's-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir. This shape has perfectly fit the lett ...

, the 2007 World Championships, the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

without reaching the final round. He demonstrated his regional strength with a double gold in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

and

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

at the

2009 South American Championships in Athletics The 2009 South American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''2009 Campeonatos Sudamericanos'') was the forty sixth edition of the tournament and was held between 19 and 21 June in Lima, Peru. Brazil dominated the tournament, easily finishing w ...

. He decided to run in both the 1500 m and 5000 m races at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

but he did not succeed in either event, finishing third last in the heats of the 1500 m and failing to finish at all in the 5000 m He has medalled at regional competitions a number of times. He took part in the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

and reached the 1500 m final, finishing in eighth. In 2004, he came within a second of scoring a long race/short race double at the South American Cross Country Championships, but Juan Suárez of Argentina just finished ahead of him in the short competition. He won a bronze in the long race in 2006.Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02. He improved upon his past performance by taking a bronze in the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

Personal bests

* 800 metres: 1:46.55 min NR - Belém, 25 May 2008 *

: 3:37.88 min NR - Rio de Janeiro, 25 July 2007 *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

: 7:47.06 min NR - Belém, 19 May 2010 *

: 13:23.72 min NR - Ninove, 21 July 2012 *

10000 metres 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

: 27:32.59 min NR -

Stanford Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...

, 1 May 2011 * Half marathon: 1:02:35 hrs - New York City, 20 March 2016 *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

: 2:14:12 hrs - Rio de Janeiro, 21 August 2016

International competitions

MARATHON 2014 CHICAGO MARATHON 71th 2015 LALA MARATHON 2nd 2016 ROTTERDAM MARATHON DNF RIO DE JANEIRO Olympic games maraton 18th 2017 LANE BIWA MARATHON DNF NEW YORK CITY MARATHON DNF 2018 CHICAGO MARATHON 61th 2019 ROTTERDAM MARATHON DNF 2021 Xiamen Marathon & Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race DNF DNF 5/9

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piedra, Bayron 1982 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Ecuadorian male long-distance runners Ecuadorian male marathon runners Ecuadorian male middle-distance runners Living people Olympic athletes of Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Cuenca, Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Universiade medalists for Ecuador Ecuadorian male cross country runners South American Championships in Athletics winners Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists in athletics