Luis Alfonso Tipán (born February 8, 1954) is a retired male athlete from

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, who competed in the

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events during his career. He represented his native

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n country at the

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. Tipán set his personal best (2:28:30) in the men's marathon on August 14, 1983 in

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International competitions

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1954 births Living people Ecuadorian male marathon runners Ecuadorian male long-distance runners Ecuadorian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1978 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Ecuador Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Ecuador Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Ecuador {{ecuador-athletics-bio-stub