Constantino León

Constantino León López (born April 12, 1974 in Pampas, Huancavelica) is a Peruvian marathon runner.[1][2] He set a personal best time of 2:17:03, by finishing eleventh at the 2010 Chosunilbo Chunchon International Marathon in Chuncheon, South Korea.[3]

Constantino León
Personal information
Full nameConstantino León López
Nationality Peru
Born (1974-04-12) 12 April 1974
Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:03:53 (2010)
Marathon: 2:17:03 (2010)
Updated on 14 June 2014.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is López.

Leon represented Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon. He successfully finished the race in sixty-first place by ten seconds ahead of Montenegro's Goran Stojiljković, with a time of 2:28:04.[4]

Personal bests
  • 10,000 m: 30:34.6 min – Lima, 4 June 1999
  • Half marathon: 1:03:53 min – Lima, 29 August 2010
  • Marathon: 2:17:03 hrs – Chunchon, 24 October 2010

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Peru
2002 World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium 66th Half marathon 1:05:36
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 61st Marathon 2:28:04
2009 South American Cross Country Championships Concepción, Chile 8th 12 km 38:05
South American Half Marathon Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Half marathon 1:04:46
World Championships Berlin, Germany 51st Marathon 2:23:34
World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 69th Half marathon 1:06:95
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 9th 12 km 36:40.2
South American Half Marathon Championships Lima, Perú 3rd Half marathon 1:03:53
World Half Marathon Championships Nanning, China 37th Half marathon 1:05:29
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 7th Marathon 2:21:18
2012 World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna, Bulgaria 45th Half marathon 1:06:58

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantino León". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. Biography - LEON Constantino, archived from the original on May 18, 2015, retrieved June 14, 2014
  3. "Maratonista Raúl Pacheco es el primer peruano en clasificar a Londres 2012" [Raul Pacheco is the first Peruvian marathoner to qualify for London 2012] (in Spanish). El Comercio Peru. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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