Domingo Omar Aguilar Cardenas (born December 1, 1959) 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

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, who represented his native country twice at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: 1984 and 1988. __TOC__

Career

He was torch lighter for the 1986 South American Games at the Estadio Nacional in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

. In addition to his successes on the track, he won the men's race at the first two editions of the

South American Cross Country Championships The South American Cross Country Championships is an annual continental cross country running competition for athletes from South America or, more specifically, member countries of CONSUDATLE. It was first held in 1986, making it the oldest of t ...

.Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

Achievements

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1959 births Living people Chilean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1986 South American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean people {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub