Gumersindo Gómez (athlete)
Gómez in 1952 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gumersindo Leoncio Gómez | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1929 Villa Allende, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2010 (aged 81) Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gumersindo Leoncio Gómez (13 January 1929 – 14 March 2010) was an Argentine long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] His leg was amputated in 2009 after a car accident, and died of related complications the next year.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Argentina | |||||
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | 15th | Marathon | 2:23:00 |
| Ibero-American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 10,000 m | 31:35.6 | |
| 2nd | Marathon | 2:38:33 | |||
| 1961 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | 10,000 m | 31:27.8 |
| 6th | Marathon | NT | |||
Personal bests
- Marathon – 2:23:00 (1960)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gumersindo Gómez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Gumersindo Gómez". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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