Daniel Vargas (runner)

Daniel de Jesús Vargas Sánchez (born March 6, 1984) is a Mexican long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished 39th and 54th, respectively.[4][1]

Daniel Vargas
Vargas at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1984-03-06) March 6, 1984
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon
Coached byFederico Villanueva[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon – 2:13:06 (2012)
HM – 1:04:18 (2012)[3]

Vargas is married to Hortensia and has one daughter. His brother Gualberto Vargas Sanchez is also a long-distance runner. His father died four days before the 2016 Houston Marathon, where he was supposed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. Depressed, he failed to meet the qualification time, but was selected for the Olympic after a special meeting of the selection committee.[2]

References

  1. Daniel Vargas Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Daniel Vargas. nbcolympics.com
  3. Daniel Vargas at World Athletics
  4. Daniel Vargas Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-Reference.com


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