Benjamín Paredes

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1962 in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	Marathon	2:14:23
1994	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:11:23
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Marathon	2:14:44
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	Marathon	2:14:55
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	64th	Marathon	2:27:17
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	Marathon	2:22:07

Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's marathon

1946–1966: Half marathon 1970–present: Marathon

1938: José Thompson (PAN) 1946: Mateo Flores (GUA) 1950: Luis Velásquez (GUA) 1954: Mateo Flores (GUA) 1959: Pedro Peralta (MEX) 1962: Hernán Barreneche (COL) 1966: Valentín Robles (MEX) 1970: Alfredo Peñaloza (MEX) 1974: Gilberto Serna (COL) 1978: Radamés Vega (PUR) 1982: Jorge González (PUR) 1986: Jesús Amariles (COL) 1990: Jorge González (PUR) 1993: Benjamín Paredes (MEX) 1998: Juan Camacho (MEX) 2002–2006: Procopio Franco (MEX) 2010: José Amado García (GUA) 2014: Richer Pérez (CUB)

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