Gerardo Agustín Alcalá García (born 28 June 1961) is a

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former long-distance runner. In the 5000 metres he won the silver medal at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

. He also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In the 10,000 metres he won the bronze medal at the

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and the silver medal at the

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. He later finished fourth at the

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in 27:43.07 minutes. This was his personal best time. At the 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships he won both the 5000 and 10,000 metres. His personal best time in the 5000 metres was 13:29.49 minutes, achieved in August 1990 in

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. His personal best in the marathon was 2:12:11 hours, achieved when he finished seventh at the 1988

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.World men's all-time best marathon
(last updated 2001)

References

1961 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub