José Castillo (runner)

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José Castillo
Personal information
Full nameJuan José Castillo Izarra
Born (1968-03-13) March 13, 1968 (age 56)
Sport
Country Peru
SportMen's athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1992 Summer Olympics
Medal record
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Lima 10,000 m
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 Cuenca 2000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place 1989 Maracaibo 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1989 Maracaibo 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Cuenca 5000 m

Juan José Castillo Izarra (born March 13, 1968) is a retired male long-distance runner from Peru.

He is a one-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon (1997) in a time of 2:18:35 hours. He represented his native South American country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Peru
1985 Bolivarian Games Cuenca, Ecuador 3rd 5000 m 16:15.2 A
1st 2000 m steeplechase 6:08.99 A
1989 Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 5000 m 14:18.11
1st 3000 m steeplechase 8:56.98
1990 South American Games Lima, Peru 3rd 10,000 m 30:10.4
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 10,000 m 29:37.40
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 5000 m 13:59.9
2nd 10,000 m 28:56.80

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