Gladys Tejeda

Gladys Tejeda

Gladys Tejeda (in red, far left) at 2012 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga
Born (1985-09-30) September 30, 1985
Jauja, Junín, Perú
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Distance running
Updated on 22 July 2015.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tejeda and the second or maternal family name is Pucuhuaranga.

Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985 in Jauja, Junín) is a Peruvian long-distance runner.[1][2]

Biography

She competed in women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] Further she was selected as Peru's flag-bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[4]

In 2013, she finished as champion in the XXXI edition of the Mexico City Marathon with a time of 2:37:35.She finished in third place at Pan-American Games, in Guadalajara, 2011.

In 2015, she won the Marathon Gold Medal in the Pan American Games, setting a new Pan-American record of 2:33:05. A few weeks after the games, Julio César Maglione, president of the Pan American Sports Organization announced that Gladys Tejeda tested positive for doping, which she denied.

On September 10 2015, she has been stripped of her gold medal by the Committee who said in a statement that Tejeda had tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list because it is used to mask other drugs. The statement said that Tejeda would be temporarily suspended from international competition.[5][6]

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  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 København, Denmark 26th Half marathon 1:11:24
2015 Pan American Cross Country Cup Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 7km 21:18
3rd Team - 7km 51 pts
World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 21st 8 km 28:22
8th Team 156 pts

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