With a time of 2h 11m 14s, the national athlete Christian Pacheco He won first place in the men’s marathon at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. In doing so, the 30-year-old athlete gave Peru its first gold medal in the competition, which takes place in Chile. After his new achievement, our compatriot is a two-time Pan American champion.
The Peruvian marathon runner managed to beat the Chilean Hugo Catrileo by more than a minute (2:12:07), who was encouraged by his compatriots. However, not only Christian Pacheco was on the podium, but Peruvian Luis Ostos (2:12:34) took third place.
From the start of the race, Christian Pacheco remained in the leading group and did not lose touch. It was only in the last half hour that the Peruvian athlete developed his strategy and began to distance himself from his competitors.
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Let’s remember that Christian Pacheco won the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, which is why he was crowned two-time champion in this competition. With Pacheco and Ostos’ podium, Peru already has one gold medal and four bronze medals at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Gladys Tejeda won bronze in the women’s marathon
Minutes later, Peruvian athlete Gladys Tejeda won the bronze medal in the women’s marathon at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. This time the reigning champion took third place with a time of 2:30:39. The race was won by Mexican Citlali Cristian.