Gladys Tejeda

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

Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games.^[1][2]

Gladys Tejeda

Gladys Tejeda at 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga
Born	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 39) Jauja, Junín, Peru
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Peru Pan American Games 2019 Lima Marathon 2011 Guadalajara Marathon 2023 Santiago Marathon Disqualified 2015 Toronto Marathon Pan American Cross Country Cup 2015 Barranquilla 7000 m 2015 Barranquilla Team - 7km South American Championships in Athletics 2013 Cartagena 5000 m South American Half Marathon Championships 2010 Lima Half marathon Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Half marathon 2024 Ayacucho 8 km
Updated on 22 July 2015

Career

In 2011, Tejeda secured a third-place finish at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics,^[3] where she was also chosen as Peru's flag bearer for the Parade of Nations.^[4]

In 2013, Tejeda claimed victory in the XXXI edition of the Mexico City Marathon, completing the race with a time of 2:37:35.

At the 2015 Pan American Games, Tejeda won the gold medal in the marathon, setting a new Pan American record with a time of 2:33:05. However, later that year, she was stripped of her medal after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic included in the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances list for its potential use in masking other drugs. Despite her denial of doping, Tejeda was temporarily suspended from international competition.^[5][6]

Tejeda returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing 15th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:29:55.^[7] In 2017, she won the XXXV edition of the Mexico City Marathon again, setting a women's course record with a time of 2:36:16. Tejeda achieved further success by winning a gold medal in the marathon event at the 2019 Pan American Games.^[8]

Personal bests

• 5000 m: 16:00.91 min – Lima, 15 June 2013
• 10,000 m: 33:01.99 min – Stanford, California, 4 May 2014
• Half marathon: 1:10:14 hrs – Cardiff, 26 March 2016
• Marathon: 2:28:12 hrs – Rotterdam, 12 April 2015

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Peru
2010	South American Half Marathon Championships	Lima, Perú	2nd	Half marathon	1:13:53
	World Half Marathon Championships	Nanning, China	21st	Half marathon	1:13:46
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	3rd	Marathon	2:42:09
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	43rd	Marathon	2:32:07
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	5000 m	16:19.39
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	1st	Half marathon	1:12:53
2014	World Half Marathon Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	26th	Half marathon	1:11:24
2015	Pan American Cross Country Cup	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	7 km	21:18
			3rd	Team - 7 km	51 pts
	World Cross Country Championships	Guiyang, China	21st	8 km	28:22
			8th	Team	156 pts
2016	World Half Marathon Championships	Cardiff, United Kingdom	9th	Half marathon	1:10:14
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th	Marathon	2:29:55
2017	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	Half marathon	1:14:55
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	27th	Marathon	2:34:21
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	1st	Half marathon	1:15:14
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Marathon	2:30:39

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics