Gladys Tejeda
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Gladys Tejeda (in red, far left) at 2012 Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 30, 1985 Jauja, Junín, Perú | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Distance running | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 22 July 2015. | ||||||||||||||||
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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
- 5000 m: 16:00.91 min –
Lima, 15 June 2013 - 10,000 m: 33:01.99 min –
Stanford, California, 4 May 2014 - Half marathon: 1:10:14 hrs –
Cardiff, 26 March 2016 - Marathon: 2:28:12 hrs –
Rotterdam, 12 April 2015
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | |||
References
- ↑ Biography - TEJEDA Gladys Lucy (in Spanish), retrieved June 12, 2014
- ↑ Listado Oficial de Atletas Participantes - Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (in Spanish), retrieved June 12, 2014
- ↑ London 2012 site
- ↑ Staff (16 July 2012). "Atleta Gladys Tejeda será la abanderada de Perú en Londres 2012" [Athlete Gladys Tejeda Will Be Peru's Flag Bearer in London 2012]. Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-odepa-confirms-gladys-tejeda-tests-positive-for-doping-107353
- ↑ http://www.cp24.com/sports/winner-of-women-s-marathon-at-pan-am-games-stripped-of-medal-for-doping-1.2556579
See also
External links
- Gladys Tejeda profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography