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

3000 m: 8:12.00 min – Santa Fe, 4 December 2001
5000 m: 14:18.7 min – Buenos Aires, 28 March 1999
10,000 m: 29:31.80 min – Seoul, 18 September 1992
Half marathon: 1:04:58 hrs – Osaka, 28 February 1999
Marathon: 2:13:42 hrs – Santa Rosa, 23 April 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Argentina
1991	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	1500 m	4:00.7
1991	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	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
1993	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
	World Cross Country Championships	Oostende, Belgium	—	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
	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	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

↑ Locos que Corren - OSCAR "INDIO" CORTINEZ (in Spanish), 23 June 2009, retrieved June 13, 2014
↑ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
↑ 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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