Constantino León

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Constantino León
Personal information
Full name	Constantino León López
Nationality	Peru
Born	(1974-04-12) 12 April 1974 (age 50) Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Half-marathon: 1:03:53 (2010) Marathon: 2:17:03 (2010)
Updated on 14 June 2014

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]

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

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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

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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^ 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.
^ Biography - LEON Constantino, archived from the original on May 18, 2015, retrieved June 14, 2014
^ "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.
^ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

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