Aguelmis Rojas

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Aguelmis Rojas de Armas also Aquelmis Rojas ({{IPA|es|aˈɣelmis ˈroxas}}; born March 28, 1978) is a male long-distance runner from Cuba. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished in 47th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:21.59. Rojas set his personal best (2:14.15) in the marathon on April 18, 2004, in Havana.

A Cuban exile since March 2009, he was nationalized Uruguayan in August 2014 and is competing for Uruguay since late 2014.

Biography

He finished fourth in the men's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, he set the Cuban record of 1:03:48 for the half marathon, although he finished in 55th place. Aside from road competitions, he occasionally runs on the track and was the winner of the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.

Achievements

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bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"\|Representing {{CUB}}
2001 \|World Half Marathon Championships \|Bristol, United Kingdom \|52nd \|Half marathon \|1:04:13 hrs
2003 \|Pan American Games \|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic \|4th \|Marathon \|2:23:18 hrs
2004 \|Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|47th \|Marathon \|2:21:59 hrs
2005 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Nassau, Bahamas \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 metres \|30:14.75 min
2006 \|Central American and Caribbean Games \|Cartagena, Colombia \|5th \|Marathon \|2:34:00 hrs
rowspan=3\|2007 \|rowspan=2\|ALBA Games \|rowspan=2\|Caracas, Venezuela \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|5000 m \|14:21.90 min
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|30:14.33 min
World Half Marathon Championships \|Udine, Italy \|55th \|Half marathon \|1:03:48 hrs
rowspan=2\|2009 \|Corrida Doble San Antonio \|Piriápolis, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|8,000 m \|30:52 min
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|30:19 min
rowspan=4\|2010 \|Corrida de San Fernando \|Maldonado, Uruguay \|4th \|10,000 m \|30:15 min
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|30:32 min
Corrida Gardeliana \|Tacuarembó, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:06:38 hrs
Corrida San Felipe y Santiago \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|2nd \|10,000 m \|29:45 min
rowspan=4\|2011 \|Corrida de San Fernando \|Maldonado, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|29:45 min
Corrida Doble San Antonio \|Piriápolis, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|8,000 m \|30:48 min
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|30:07 min
Corrida San Felipe y Santiago \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|31:19 min
rowspan=6\|2012 \|Corrida de San Fernando \|Maldonado, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|29:34 min
Corrida Doble San Antonio \|Piriápolis, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|8,000 m \|24:59 min
Media Maratón de Montevideo \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Half marathon \|1:06:16 hrs
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|10,000 m \|30:07 min
Nike 10k \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|30:59 min
Corrida San Felipe y Santiago \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|31:56 min
rowspan=6\|2013 \|Corrida de San Fernando \|Maldonado, Uruguay \|10th \|10,000 m \|31:37 min
Corrida Doble San Antonio \|Piriápolis, Uruguay \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|8,000 m \|25:15 min
Corré Montevideo \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Half marathon \|1:06:05 hrs
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|29:50 min
Nike 10k \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|4th \|10,000 m \|31:49 min
Corrida San Felipe y Santiago \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|10,000 m \|29:51 min
rowspan=6\|2014 \|Corrida de San Fernando \|Maldonado, Uruguay \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|10,000 m \|30:07 min
Corrida Doble San Antonio \|Piriápolis, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|8,000 m \|25:00 min
Maratón de Montevideo \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:19:33 hrs
Corré Montevideo \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:04:55 hrs
Media Maratón de Montevideo \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:06:58 hrs
Reebok 10 km \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10,000 m \|29:58 min

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bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}

2001

|World Half Marathon Championships

|Bristol, United Kingdom

|52nd

|Half marathon

|1:04:13 hrs

2003

|Pan American Games

|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

|4th