Gabino Apolonio (born August 29, 1971) is a retired male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

from

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. He set his personal best (2:13:25) in the men's

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on March 3, 2002 in

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. A distance specialist, he enjoyed success at regional level in the mid-1990s, taking the

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over

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at the 1993 CAC Games and the

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at 1993 CAC Championships. He won another CAC Games medal in 1998, taking home the bronze in the men's 10,000. Today he is an assistant manager and teacher in a high school in Toluca, Mexico.

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* 1971 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub