Víctor Mora (runner)
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| Born | November 24, 1944 Bogotá, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1972 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 24, 1944) is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany).
He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975[1] and 1981.[2]
Personal bests[]
- 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
- Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Colombia
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| 1970 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 5000 m | 14:08.1 CR |
| 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:54.6 | |||
| 1973 | Bolivarian Games | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá | 1st | 5000 m | 14:20.0 |
| 1st | 10,000 m | 29:26.18 CR | |||
| 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.7 CR | |||
References[]
- ^ "Campeões 1970-1979" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Campeões 1980-1989" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
External links[]
- Víctor Mora at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Colombian male long-distance runners
- Colombian male steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Colombia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
- Sportspeople from Bogotá
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics