Rodolfo Gómez Orozco (born 30 October 1950 in

Delicias, Chihuahua Delicias (Spanish for ''Delights'') is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and serves as the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located southeast of the state capital, Chihuahua. Delicias was declared an official municipality of ...

) is a Mexican retired long-distance runner, who was one of the leading runners represented from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the

Tokyo Marathon The is an annual marathon sporting event in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. It is a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon and one of the six World Marathon Majors. The latest edition of the race took place on . It is sponsored by Tokyo Metro. H ...

(1981), the IAAF Citizen Golden Marathon in Athens (1982), 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 ...

(1982), the Nike OTC Marathon (1982), the Pittsburgh Marathon (1987) and the Mexico City Marathon (1987). He gained prominence on American television in 1982 when he finished in second place, four seconds back in 2:09:33 while being the primary foil to

Alberto Salazar Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958) is an American former track coach and long-distance runner. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States as a child with his family, living in Connecticut and then in Wayland, Massachusetts, where ...

's third victory in a row at the New York Marathon. He ran a personal best of 2:09:12 at the 1983

, finishing third in that race. Gómez represented Mexico at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. Later on he became an athletics coach, guiding runners like

Andrés Espinosa Andrés Espinoza Pérez (born 4 February 1963) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. Espinosa finished ninth at the 1995 World Championships in 2:16:44 hours. He won the 1993 New York Marathon and achieved ...

, Germán Silva, Benjamín Paredes, Adriana Fernández,

Isaac García Isaac García (born April 5, 1968) is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico, who specialized in the marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:54) in the classic distance on April 25, 1995 when he got the third place in Rotterdam. He repre ...

, Martín Pitayo, and

Isidro Rico José Isidro Rico Rangel (born May 15, 1961) is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:09:14 (1994). He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 29th place in the M ...

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* * 1950 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Chihuahua (state) People from Delicias, Chihuahua 20th-century Mexican people {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub