Héctor Garibay

Héctor Garibay Flores (born 9 July 1988) is a Bolivian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Héctor Garibay

2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Garibay Flores
Nationality	Bolivian
Born	(1988-07-09) 9 July 1988 (age 37) Totoral, Bolivia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	10,000 metres, Marathon
Medal record South American Games 2022 Asunción 10,000 metres

He finished 1st in the Marathon International of Mexico 2023 with an extraordinary time of 2:08:23, 1st place in Buenos Aires Marathon 2021 with a time of 2:11:58, 36th in the Marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.^[1] In February 2023, he set a Bolivian record in the marathon running 2:07:44 at the Seville Marathon.^[2] This time qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, he set the record of 2:08:23 in the Mexico City Marathon, beating the previous mark by more than two minutes.^[3]

Personal bests

• 1500 metres – 4:02.80 (Cochabamba 2022)
• 3000 metres – 8:49.58 (Cochabamba 2022)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 8:43.95 (Cochabamba 2020)
• 5000 metres – 14:17.11 (Cochabamba 2019)
• 10,000 metres – 29:35.87 (Asunción 2022)
• Marathon – 2:07:44 (Sevilla 2023) NR
• Mexico City Marathon, 2:08:23 (Mexico 2023) MR