Isaac García
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Isaac García (born April 5, 1968) is a retired male
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 stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...
from
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, 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 ...
. 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 represented Mexico in the marathon at the
2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 and 12 August 2001 and was the first time the event ...
and he finished in 55th place. He was more successful at regional level: he began with a
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 ...
silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...
at the
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990, and included a total of 4,206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen. The 1990 Central A ...
and followed it up with another silver at the 1991 CAC Championships. The
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19–30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations. History of the 1993 Games Organizatio ...
proved to be the highlight of his career, as he won the
5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...
gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
for Mexico, as well as retaining the 10,000 m silver.


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* 1968 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub