Luis Ceferino Hernández Morales (born August 26, 1955) 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 stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

from

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. He claimed the gold medal at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games, officially known as the VII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mexico 1975 (), were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games ...

in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country the following year at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, Canada. Running for the

BYU Cougars track and field The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the Big 12 C ...

team, Hernández won the 1977 3 miles at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 13:20.55.

International competitions

Personal bests

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 ...

– 13:32.35 (1972) *

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 ...

– 28:18.16 (1975)

References

* 1955 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Olympic athletes for Mexico Sportspeople from Xalapa Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games athletes for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub