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 in (14:32) minutes 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).
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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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He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975[1] and 1981.[2]
Personal bests edit
- 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
- Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)
Achievements edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Víctor Mora at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
