Luis Heberto Fonseca (born June 3, 1977) is a Venezuelan

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, who twice represented Venezuela in the men's marathon race at the

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: in 2004 and 2008. He set his personal best in the men's marathon (2:11:49) on April 15, 2002 in the

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Early life and education

Fonseca was born on June 3, 1977, in

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, Táchira, Venezuela.

Achievements

References

Luis Fonseca
at ''Sports-Reference'' * 1977 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic athletes for Venezuela Venezuelan male long-distance runners Venezuelan male marathon runners Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Sportspeople from Táchira 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub