Eligio Cervantes Islas (born December 17, 1974 in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, Mexican Federal District) is an athlete from

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, who competes in

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

. Cervantes competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the

2004 Summer Olympics 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), ...

. He placed thirty-eighth with a total time of 1:59:27.81.

References

* 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Mexico City Mexican male triathletes Triathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Mexico {{mexico-triathlon-bio-stub Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver 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 triathlon Pan American Games competitors for Mexico 20th-century Mexican people