Víctor Mora (runner)

Víctor Manuel Mora García (born November 24, 1944) is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event in (14:32) minutes 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).

Víctor Mora
Personal information
Born (1944-11-24) November 24, 1944
Bogotá, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1972 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Santo Domingo 5.000 m
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Maracaibo 5,000 m
Gold medal – first place1970 Maracaibo 3,000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place1973 Panama City 5,000 m
Gold medal – first place1973 Panama City 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place1973 Panama City 3,000 m steeplechase
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is García.

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  1. "Campeões 1970-1979" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Campeões 1980-1989" (in Portuguese). Saint Silvester Road Race. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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