Benjamín Paredes

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon, but who also competed in duathlons, even winning a silver medal for Mexico at the ITU-world championships in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 1992.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Benjamín Paredes

Personal information
Born	(1961-08-07) August 7, 1961 (age 64) Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Marathon Central American and Caribbean Games 1993 Ponce 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

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada
• Half marathon - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway
• Marathon - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam, The Netherlands