Colombian long-distance runner
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Mora and the second or maternal family name is
García.
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).
He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo in 1972, 1973, 1975[1] and 1981.[2]
- 10,000 metres — 27.55.72 (1976)
- Marathon — 2:12:55 (1981)
International competitions
[edit] Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Colombia |
1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 8th | 5000 m | 14:35.4 |
5th | 10,000 m | 30:57.8 |
South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 5000 m | 14:32.2 |
2nd | 10,000 m | 30:57.4 |
1969 | South American Championships | Quito, Ecuador | 1st | 5000 m | 15:36.6 |
1st | 10,000 m | 32:27.2 |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:53.2 |
1970 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 5000 m | 14:08.1 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:54.6 |
1971 | Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 5000 m | 14:25.17 |
5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:52.60 |
South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:08.8 |
2nd | 10,000 m | 29:17.6 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:03.8 |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 52nd | Marathon | 2:37:34 |
1973 | Bolivarian Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | 5000 m | 14:20.0 |
1st | 10,000 m | 29:26.18 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:48.7 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 5000 m | 14:04.2 |
1st | 10,000 m | 29:56.4 |
3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:58.2 |
1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 5000 m | 13:54.20 |
1975 | South American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:02.2 |
1st | 10,000 m | 28:45.8 |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:53.8 |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 34th (h) | 10,000 m | 30:26.57 |
1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th | 5000 m | 14:17.7 |
6th | 10,000 m | 29:27.4 |
1981 | South American Championships | La Paz, Bolivia | 1st | 5000 m | 15:23.9 |
1st | 10,000 m | 31:56.4 |
1st | Half marathon | 1:10:42 |
1983 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Marathon | 2:58:51 |
1985 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, West Germany | 17th | Marathon | 2:18:12 |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 7th | Marathon | 2:33:11 |
1989 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 19th | Marathon | 2:22:49 |