Salvador García Melchor (born 1 November 1962) is a Mexican

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner who won the

New York Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ...

in 1991 in a time of 2:09:28. He also won the 1992 Rotterdam Marathon in a time of 2:09:16. Other notable wins include the 1988

Mexico City Marathon The Mexico City Marathon ( es, Maratón Internacional de la Ciudad de México) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance which is held on the streets of Mexico City in late August or early September that in 2018 received IAAF ...

(2:19.02) and the 1991 Long Beach Marathon (2:16.08). He finished second in the 1990 New York marathon with a time of 2:13.19.

Marathons

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Salvador 1962 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male marathon runners New York City Marathon male winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Mexico 20th-century Mexican people