Oscar Cortínez

Oscar Cortínez
Personal information
Full name Hernán Oscar Cortínez
Nickname(s) Indio
Born (1973-08-04) August 4, 1973
Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country  Argentina
Event(s) Distance running
Retired 23 November 2012
Updated on 13 June 2014.

Hernán Oscar Cortínez (born August 4, 1973 in Morón) is a male marathon runner from Argentina,[1] who is a two-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in his native country (2003 and 2004). He represented Argentina in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

He won the gold medal in the short race at the 2001 South American Cross Country Championships.[2]

He retired in 2012.[3]

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Argentina
1991 South American Junior Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 1500 m 4:00.7
4th 5000 m 15:32.9
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 5th 10,000 m 29:31.80
1993 South American Cross Country Championships Cali, Colombia 12 km
World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain 166th 11.75 km 36:24
1996 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay 12th 12 km 40:20
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 58th Marathon 2:25:01
2001 South American Cross Country Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 4 km 11:25
World Cross Country Championships Oostende, Belgium 47th 4.1 km 13:35
12.3 km DNF
2002 South American Half Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Half marathon 1:05:40
World Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 101st 4.208 km 13:37
109th 11.998 km 39:03
2003 Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:17:50
2004 Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:21:22
2009 South American Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Marathon 2:20:06

References

  1. Locos que Corren - OSCAR "INDIO" CORTINEZ (in Spanish), 23 June 2009, retrieved June 13, 2014
  2. Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
  3. Oscar Cortinez habla de su retiro del mundo del atletismo (in Spanish), ole.com.ar, 23 November 2012, retrieved June 13, 2014

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