Luis Hernández (athlete)
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| Born | August 26, 1955 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luis Ceferino Hernández Morales (born August 26, 1955) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He claimed the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country the following year at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada.
Running for the BYU Cougars track and field team, Hernández won the 1977 3 miles at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 13:20.55.[1]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Mexico
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| 1975 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 5000 m | 15:04.7 |
| Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 4th | 5000 m | 14:21.59 | |
| 1st | 10,000 m | 29:19.28 | |||
| 1st | Marathon | DNF | |||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 15th (h) | 5000 m | 13:36.42 |
| 22nd (h) | 10,000 m | 28:44.17 | |||
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | 10,000 m | 30:23.84 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 5000 metres – 13:32.35 (1972)
- 10,000 metres – 28:18.16 (1975)
References
[edit]- ^ "Clinger finishes runner-up in 5,000-meters at NCAA Indoor Nationals". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Hernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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