José David Galván Martínez (born 6 April 1973 in

Cuatro Ciénegas Cuatro Ciénegas () is a city in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. It stands at , at an average elevation of above sea level. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located in the ...

, Coahuila) is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the

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and

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

. Nicknamed ''Keniano Mexicano''.

Career

He was the winner of the inaugural North American 5K Championships, helping Mexico to the team title, and his time of 13:47 minutes went unbeaten in the competition's short history.North American 5 Kilometres Challenge
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.

Family

He is married to Nora Rocha.

International competitions

Personal bests

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 Athle ...

- 3:39.21 min (2001) * 3000 metres - 7:42.19 min (2000) * 5000 metres - 13:12.18 min (2007) *

- 27:33.96 min (2007) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

- 1:03:00 hrs (2001)

References

* * Mexican male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mexico 1973 births Living people People from Cuatro Ciénegas Sportspeople from Coahuila Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican people {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub