Mario Bazán

Mario Bazán (born 1 September 1987 in Lima) is a Peruvian runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[1]

Mario Bazán

Portrait of Mario Bazán
Personal information
Full name	Mario Alfonzo Bazán Argandoña
Nationality	Peru
Born	(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 37) Lima, Peru
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Peru Pan American Games 2019 Lima 3000 m s'chase
Updated on 15 May 2013

Career

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Peru
2004	South American Youth Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	3000 m	8:33.6
			2nd	2000 m s'chase	5:58.9
2005	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	3rd	1500 m	3:56.44
			1st	3000 m s'chase	8:57.23
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	18th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:02.33
	South American U23 Championships / South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	4th	1500m	3:52.69
			1st	3000m s'chase	8:49.67
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	1500 m	3:51.38
			5th	3000 m s'chase	8:44.70
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	8th	1500 m	3:45:69
			3rd	3000 m	7:57.95
			1st	3000 m s'chase	8:42.51
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	1500m	3:50.65
			2nd	5000m	14:25.48
			1st	3000m s'chase	8:52.95
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	1500 m	3:43.68 (NR)
			2nd	5000 m	13:57.37
			1st	3000 m s'chase	8:35.17
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:28.67 (NR)
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	3rd	1500 m	3:54.70 A
			1st	3000 m s'chase	9.29.04 A
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:39.38
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:56.31
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	46th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:51.95
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	3000 m s'chase	8:54.27
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	3000 m s'chase	8:44.71
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	7th	1500 m	3:54.96
			3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:51.97
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	6th	1500 m	3:50.79
			4th	3000 m s'chase	8:42.52
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	–	1500 m	DNF
			–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd1	3000 m s'chase	8:40.23
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	11th	1500 m	4:00.06
			4th	3000 m s'chase	8:44.48
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:32.34
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:36.71

¹ Out of competition performance

Personal bests

• 1000 metres – 2:25.32 (Belém 2006)
• 1500 metres – 3:43.68 (Lima 2009)
• 3000 metres – 7:57.95 (Iquique 2008)
• 5000 metres – 14:03.20 (Rio de Janeiro 2010)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:28.67 (Berlin 2009)