Constantino León López (born 12 April 1974) is a Peruvian marathon runner.[1] He set a personal best time of 2:17:03, by finishing eleventh at the 2010 Chosunilbo Chunchon International Marathon in Chuncheon, South Korea.[2]

Constantino León
Personal information
Full nameConstantino León López
Nationality Peru
Born (1974-04-12) 12 April 1974 (age 52)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHalf-marathon: 1:03:53 (2010)
Marathon: 2:17:03 (2010)
Updated on 14 June 2014

Leon represented Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon. He successfully finished the race in sixty-first place by ten seconds ahead of Montenegro's Goran Stojiljković, with a time of 2:28:04.[3]

Personal bests

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  • 10,000 m: 30:34.6 minLima, Peru, 4 June 1999
  • Half marathon: 1:03:53 minLima, Peru, 29 August 2010
  • Marathon: 2:17:03 hrsChunchon, South Korea, 24 October 2010

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Peru
2002 World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium 66th Half marathon 1:05:36
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 61st Marathon 2:28:04
2009 South American Cross Country Championships Concepción, Chile 8th 12 km 38:05
South American Half Marathon Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Half marathon 1:04:46
World Championships Berlin, Germany 51st Marathon 2:23:34
World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 69th Half marathon 1:06:95
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 9th 12 km 36:40.2
South American Half Marathon Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Half marathon 1:03:53
World Half Marathon Championships Nanning, China 37th Half marathon 1:05:29
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 7th Marathon 2:21:18
2012 World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna, Bulgaria 45th Half marathon 1:06:58

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantino León". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Maratonista Raúl Pacheco es el primer peruano en clasificar a Londres 2012" [Raul Pacheco is the first Peruvian marathoner to qualify for London 2012] (in Spanish). El Comercio Peru. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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