Cristhian Pacheco

{{short description|Peruvian long-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Cristhian Pacheco

| image = Pachecho-peru.jpg

| caption = Pacheco at the 2016 Olympics

| birth_name =

| fullname = Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Huancayo, Peru

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 62 kg

| country =

| sport = Athletics

| event = Marathon

| olympics =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold |2019 Lima|Marathon}}

{{Medal|Gold |2023 Santiago|Marathon}}

}}

Cristhian Simeon Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 May 1993) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Running career

Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/cristhian-pacheco |title=Cristhian Pacheco |accessdate=21 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816111446/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/cristhian-pacheco |archive-date=16 August 2016}}

He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record.

On February 19, 2023, he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.{{Cite web |last=Size |first=Xiomara |date=February 19, 2023 |title=Cristhian Pacheco breaks national record and qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/02/19/cristhian-pacheco-rompe-record-nacional-y-clasifica-a-los-juegos-olimpicos-paris-2024/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=infobae}}

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile.{{Cite web |title=Christian Pacheco |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/peru/cristhian-pacheco-14609456 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=World Athletics}}

Personal bests

class="wikitable sortable"

!Surface

!Event

!Time

!Venue

!Date

!Notes

Outdoor track

|10,000m

| align="center" |28:56.88

|Portland, OR

| align="center" |June 10, 2022

|

rowspan="2" |Road

|Half Marathon

| align="center" |1:02:50

|Lima, PER

| align="center" |May 1, 2022

|

Marathon

| align="center" |2:07:38

|Sevilla, ESP

| align="center" |February 19, 2023

|NR

International Competition Results

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!Year

!Meet

!Location

!Event

!Place

!Time

rowspan="2" |2014

|IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

|Copenhagen, Denmark

|Half Marathon

|85th

|1:06:07

South American U23 Championships

|Lima, Peru

|10,000m

| bgcolor="gold" |2nd

|30:18.24

2016

|Summer Olympics

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|Marathon

|52nd

|2:18:41

2017

|South American Championships

|Asunción, Paraguay

|10,000m

|

|DNF

2018

|IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

|Valencia, Spain

|Half Marathon

|50th

|1:03:15

2019

|Pan American Games

|Lima, Peru

|Marathon

|1st

|2:09:31

2021

|Summer Olympics

|Tokyo, Japan

|Marathon

|59th

|2:22:12

Personal life

He is a younger brother of Raúl Pacheco, also a marathoner.

References

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