Raúl Manuel Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 April 1979) is a
Peru
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vian
long-distance runner. He was born in
Santa Fe de Jauja. He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the
men's marathon, finishing in 21st place. Raul Pacheco placed 6th at the
Rotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...
(2:11:01) in 2015, set a new national record and qualified for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In July 2015, he placed second in the
Toronto Pan American Games with a time of 2:17:13, and took home Peru's inaugural medal in a marathon at the Pan American games.
"Raúl Pacheco won silver medal in PanAmerican Marathon"
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References
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at ''Sports-Reference.com''
1979 births
Living people
Peruvian male long-distance runners
Peruvian male marathon runners
Olympic male marathon runners
Olympic athletes for Peru
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
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