Oscar Cortínez

{{Short description|Argentine long-distance runner}}

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|fullname = Hernán Oscar Cortínez

|nickname = Indio

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|08|04}}

|birth_place = Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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|weight = {{convert|70|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|country = {{ARG}}

|Sport = Athletics

|event = Distance running

|retired = 23 November 2012

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Hernán Oscar Cortínez (born August 4, 1973 in Morón) is a male marathon runner from Argentina,

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| date = 23 June 2009

| title = Locos que Corren - OSCAR "INDIO" CORTINEZ

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who is a two-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in his native country (2003 and 2004). He represented Argentina in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

He won the gold medal in the short race at the 2001 South American Cross Country Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

He retired in 2012.

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| date = 23 November 2012

| title = Oscar Cortinez habla de su retiro del mundo del atletismo

| url = http://www.ole.com.ar/running/Oscar-Cortinez-habla-retiro-atletismo_3_815348462.html

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| language = Spanish

| accessdate = June 13, 2014

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