Inés Melchor
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Inés Melchor (born August 30, 1986 in Acobambilla, Huancavelica) is a Peruvian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 25th with a time of 2:28:54. In September 2014 she placed 8th at the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:26.48, new Peruvian national record and the South America area record.[1] Melchor also holds Peruvian records for the 5000 and 10,000 metres on the track.
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Full name | Santa Inés Melchor Huiza | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 37) Acobambilla, Huancavelica, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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She won numerous youth and junior medals at the continental level and competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the 2004 Summer Olympics while still a teenager. She won a gold medal double in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics. She also won the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2011 Pan American Games. She is a three-time champion at the South American Cross Country Championships.