Alfredo Arévalo

Alfredo Arévalo Reyes (born February 20, 1976) is a Guatemalan marathon runner.[1][2] In 2004, he achieved both his personal best and a national record-breaking time of 2:12:53 at the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Alfredo Arévalo
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Arévalo Reyes
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1976-02-20) 20 February 1976
Uspantán, El Quiché, Guatemala
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:12:53 (2004)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
CAC Championships
2013 Morelia5000 m
2013 Morelia10,000 m
Central American Games
2013 San José 5000 m
Updated on 17 December 2014.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arévalo and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Arevalo made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished seventy-seventh in the men's marathon, outside his personal best of 2:34:02.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Arevalo competed again for the second time in men's marathon, along with his compatriot José Amado García. He finished the race in sixty-third place by twelve seconds behind Montenegro's Goran Stojiljković, with a time of 2:28:26.[3][4]

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guatemala
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 4th Half marathon 1:06:50
World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 56th Marathon 2:34:16
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th Marathon 2:21:53
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Marathon DNF
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 10,000 m 29:39.48
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 76th Marathon 2:34:02
2005 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 2nd 8 km 25:16
World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 123rd 12.02 km 41:29
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 10,000 m 30:45.72
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5th 5000 m 14:42.58
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 52nd Marathon 2:25:37
2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 4th 8 km 25:55
3rd 8 km (Team) 48 pts
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 93rd 12 km 39:10
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd Marathon 2:28:27
2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 7th 8 km 25:40
2nd 8 km (Team) 58 pts
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 10,000 m 30:10.98
Pan American Games Río de Janeiro, Brazil 9th Marathon 2:21:48
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 63rd Marathon 2:28:26
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th Marathon 2:25:55
Central American Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:49.91
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 10,000 m 31:07.06
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 11th Marathon 2:25:53
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 3rd 5000 m 14:56.00
4th 10,000 m 31:30.28
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 3rd 5000 m 15:22.23
3rd 10,000 m 32:23.55
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 6th Marathon 2:26:34 A

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Arévalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. Biography – AREVALO Alfredo, archived from the original on July 14, 2014, retrieved July 13, 2014
  3. "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. Scheiber, Barbara (24 August 2008). "Guatemalans in the Olympic Marathon". The Guatemala Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.


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