Luis Humberto Velásquez (30 December 1919 – 9 February 1997) was a

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

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 ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was third in the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where official ...

marathon and third in the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

marathon.

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1919 births 1997 deaths Guatemalan male long-distance runners Guatemalan male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guatemala Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Guatemalan people {{Guatemala-athletics-bio-stub