Luis Tipán

Luis Alfonso Tipán (born February 8, 1954) is a retired male athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the long-distance running events during his career.

Luis Tipán

Personal information
Full name	Luis Alfonso Tipán
Born	(1954-02-08) February 8, 1954 (age 71)
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Men's athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1984 Summer Olympics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ecuador South American Games 1978 La Paz 10,000 m 1978 La Paz 5000 m 1978 La Paz 3000 m steeplechase 1982 Santa Fe 10,000 m 1982 Santa Fe Marathon Bolivarian Games 1977 La Paz 10,000 m 1977 La Paz Half marathon 1981 Barquisimeto 10,000 m 1977 La Paz 5000 m

He represented his native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Tipán set his personal best (2:28:30) in the men's marathon on August 14, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ecuador
1972	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	3000 m	9:05.2
1975	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	5000 m	14:53.8
			6th	10,000 m	30:46.4
1977	Bolivarian Games	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	5000 m	15:50.2 A
			1st	10,000 m	32:24.77 A
			1st	Half marathon	1:12:02 A
1978	Southern Cross Games	La Paz, Bolivia	2nd	5000 m	15:56.54
			1st	10,000 m	33:28.14 A
			2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:07.39
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	9th	5000 m	14:29.1
			9th	10,000 m	30:15.1
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:29.4
	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	10,000 m	30:09.93
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	10,000 m	29:47.0
			2nd	Marathon	2:27:00
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	53rd	Marathon	2:28:30
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	46th (h)	5000 m	14:52.43
			34th (h)	10,000 m	30:07.49

References

• Luis Tipán at World Athletics
• sports-reference