César Mercado (born October 25, 1959 in

Maricao, Puerto Rico Maricao () is a Maricao barrio-pueblo, town and the second-least populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico; it is located at the western edge of the Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico, Cordillera Central. It is a small town ...

) is a retired Puerto Rican

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 ...

runner. He competed for his native country in the men's marathon at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, finishing in 31st place. He set his personal best in the classic distance (2:17.31) in 1982.

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1959 births Living people Puerto Rican male marathon runners Puerto Rican male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games People from Maricao, Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Puerto Rican people {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub