Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

, but who also competed in

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, even winning a

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for Mexico at the

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-world championships in

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, in June 1992.Results: 1992 Frankfurt ITU Duathlon World Championships , Elite Men
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Achievements

Personal bests

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

- 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

- 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

- 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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* 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Ecatepec de Morelos Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican people 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub