Ricardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo (born September 16, 1962 in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

) is a retired

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

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

Career

Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive

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 ...

, starting in

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

International competitions

References

* 1962 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Uruguayan male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Uruguay Pan American Games silver medalists for Uruguay Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Spanish descent World Athletics Championships athletes for Uruguay Uruguayan male steeplechase runners South American Games gold medalists for Uruguay South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub