Víctor Mora (athlete)

Víctor Mora

Personal information
Born	November 29, 1944 Bogotá, Colombia
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Men's Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1972 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 Santo Domingo 5.000 m Bolivarian Games 1970 Maracaibo 5,000 m 1970 Maracaibo 3,000 m steeplechase 1973 Ciudad de Panamá 5,000 m 1973 Ciudad de Panamá 10,000 m 1973 Ciudad de Panamá 3,000 m steeplechase

Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 29, 1944) is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany).

He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975^[1] and 1981.^[2]

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
• Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1970	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	5000 m	14:08.1 CR
			1st	3000 m steeplechase	8:54.6
1973	Bolivarian Games	Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá	1st	5000 m	14:20.0
			1st	10,000 m	29:26.18 CR
			1st	3000 m steeplechase	8:48.7 CR

References

• sports-reference

1. "1970" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
2. "1980" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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