Omar Aguilar

Omar Aguilar
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago 5,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Santiago 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Santa Fe 10,000 m

Domingo Omar Aguilar Cardenas (born December 1, 1959) is a retired male long-distance runner from Chile, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988.

Career

He was torch lighter for the 1986 South American Games at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile.[1]

In addition to his successes on the track, he won the men's race at the first two editions of the South American Cross Country Championships.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
1982 Southern Cross Games Santa Fe, Argentina 3rd 10,000 m 29:55.6
1983 South American Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 1st 5000 m 14:00.9
1st 10,000 m 29:12.1
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States – Marathon DNF
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 1st 5000 m 13:53.69
1st 10,000 m 28:39.90
1986 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 5,000 m 14:05.56
2nd 10,000 m 29:20.92
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 3rd 5000 m 13:47.86
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 5000 m 14:05.50
3rd 10,000 m 29:30.01
1989 South American Championships Medellín, Colombia 4th 1500 m 3:52.3
6th 5000 m 14:24.86

References

  1. ^ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1st ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on January 4, 2012, retrieved June 2, 2012
  2. ^ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.


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