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Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná

Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná (initialed AAAP) is a track and field athletics club based in the city of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. The club is affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. The majority of the club's participations and achievements are for Marathon and Long distance running. The AAAP also organizes many marathon events within Ciudad del Este and Hernandarias,[1][2] and also competes in marathons in neighbor city Foz de Iguazu in Brazil.[3] At national level, the Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná is the best athletics club in Paraguay along with Club Sol de América and Paraguay Marathon Club.

Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná
Full nameAsociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná
Nickname(s)AAAP
GroundCiudad del Este, Paraguay
LeagueParaguay Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo

History edit

 
Ex javelin thrower and South American record holder Edgar Baumann assisted in the organization of the Torneo AAAP, a national athletics championship of the Paraguayan Athletics Federation, organized by the AAAP in November 2016.[4]

2016 demonstrated to be a successful year for athletes of the AAAP. Marathon runner Pedro Garay represented the country in two encounters: the 2016 South American Marathon Championships and the 2016 South American Half Marathon Championships.[5][6]

In the Peace of the Chaco Cup, disputed in Paraguarí, Garay also finished in first place of the 5000 meters event with a marc of 17.32.9 whilst Arturo Abel Aguilar Oviedo achieved first position in the events of 800 meters and 400 meters, respectively.[7]

In the third round of the Competition of the Family the AAAP was champion in the mayor category of masculine with 231 points, very far a head of Villarrica Running Club (VRC) with 94 points, Club de Atletismo de Carapeguá (CAC) 91 points and Club of Athletics of Paraguarí (CAP) with 75 points. Also, the general champion of the Competition of the Family was the AAAP with 254 points.[8]

In 2016, the AAAP was the host of a national athletics championship of the Paraguayan Athletics Federation, disputed in November 2016. In the organization of the competition, the AAAP received support from ex javelin thrower and South American record holder Edgar Baumann, who is a resident of Ciudad del Este, the same city that the AAAP finds itself in.[4][9]

International edit

Athlete Country Events Honors Reference
Pedro Wilfrido Garay Penayo   Paraguay 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m 2014 South American Cross Country Championships, 1st Position of a 2015 National Marathon in Asunción, 2017 South American Championships in Athletics [10][11]
Raúl Benítez   Paraguay 5000m 2014 South American Cross Country Championships and National Record in 2013. [12]
Ramón Aranda   Paraguay 10,000m 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001 South American Cross Country Championships. Also National Champion in past decades [13]
Enrique David Zalimben Gimenez   Argentina Long distance AAAP representative at Foz de Iguazu International Competition and Corrida Internacional Hernandarias [14][15][16][17]
José Francisco Bordon   Paraguay 1500m Paraguay U20 representative at 2008 South American Cross Country Championships [18][19]

National edit

Athlete Country Events Honors Reference
Jesus Riveros   Paraguay 3000m National Championships and Corrida Internacional Hernandarias [17][20]
Victor Gustavo Fleitas Vega   Paraguay 3000m, 5000m National Championships and Corrida Internacional Hernandarias [10][17]
William Aveiro   Paraguay 5000m National Championships [21]
Arturo Abel Aguilar Oviedo   Paraguay 5000m, 1500m National Championships and 1st Position 2015 National Cross Country Championships (25–29 years) [20][10]
Manuel Princigalli Pico   Paraguay 400m National Championships [22]

Honours edit

  • 2016 – General Champion of the Competition of the Family Inter Club with 254 points.[8]
  • 2015 National Cross Country Championships: 2nd Place[23]

See also edit

List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

References edit

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  2. ^ "Garay y Ramos ganan corrida UCAP – DEPORTESCDE – Portal Deportivo del Este". deportescdepy.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Esteños correrán en Foz de Yguazú". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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  7. ^ "Resultados Paz Del Chaco Interclub Paraguari" (PDF). fpa.org.py (in Spanish). June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Se cumplió la tercera fecha del Campeonato de la Familia". 5 April 2017.
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  19. ^ "Resultados Torneo Aaap" (PDF). fpa.org.py (in Spanish). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Resultados Camp.y Eval. De May. Men. Y Juv" (PDF). fpa.org.py (in Spanish). August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Altoparanaense gana una corrida de 5 km en Asunción". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). fpa.org.py. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "Resultados - Nacional de Cross Country 2015 - Paraguay Marathon Club". www.pmcpy.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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