Jairo Correa

Jairo Correa (born 2 October 1954) is a former Colombian mountain runner who won two World Mountain Running Championships (1989, 1991).^[1]

Jairo Correa

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1954-10-27) 27 October 1954 (age 70)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics Mountain running
Medal record Athletics Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 Santo Domingo 5000 m South American Championships in Athletics 1974 Santiago 10,000 m 1977 Montevideo 3000 m st 1974 Santiago 5000 m 1983 Santa Fe Marathon 1977 Montevideo 5000 m 1983 Santa Fe 10,000 m Mountain running Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships Individual 2 0 0 World Championships Team 0 0 1 Total 2 0 1

Biography

He won three times the Swiss race Sierre-Zinal (1990, 1993, 1995).^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1972	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	1500 m	4:05.1
			1st	3000 m	8:58.6
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	4th	5000 m	14:23.8
			4th	10,000 m	30:26.6
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	5000 m	14:03.0
			4th	10,000 m	30:43.2
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	5000 m	14:22.4
			1st	10,000 m	29:27.3
1977	Bolivarian Games	La Paz, Bolivia	1st	5000 m	15:21.4
			1st	3000 m s'chase	9:39.99
	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	3rd	5000 m	14:26.0
			1st	3000 m s'chase	9:00.5
1983	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	8th	5000 m	14:41.3
			3rd	10,000 m	29:22.7
			2nd	Marathon	2:17:43