Roberto Echeverría

Roberto Carlos Echeverría Boutaud (born February 23, 1976 in Cunco, Araucanía) is a Chilean marathon runner.[1] He set a personal best time of 2:15:37, by winning the 2008 Santiago Marathon, earning him a spot on the Chilean team for the Olympics.[2][3]

Roberto Echeverría
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Carlos Echeverría
Boutaud
Nationality Chile
Born (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976
Cunco, Araucanía, Chile
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubEjercito de Chile
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:15:37 (2008)
Updated on 12 May 2014.

Echevarria represented Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon. He successfully finished the race in forty-ninth place by three seconds ahead of South Korea's Kim Yi-Yong, with a time of 2:23:54.[4]

Personal bests
  • 3000 m: 8:07.71 – Santiago, 25 April 2007
  • 5000 m: 14:06.4 (ht) – Concepción, 12 May 2007
  • 10,000 m: 29:28.05 – Valdivia, 8 February 2014
  • Marathon: 2:15:37 – Santiago, 6 April 2008

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Chile
1995 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 6th 5000 m 15:12.19
Pan American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 9th 10,000 m 34:02.85
2003 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4th 4 km 12:28
3rd 12 km 40:00
2006 South American Cross Country Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 4 km 11:26
7th 12 km 37:15
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 84th 4 km 11:57
88th 12 km 38:51
2007 South American Cross Country Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th 12 km 40:38
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 8th 5000 m 14:23.16
Santiago Marathon Santiago, Chile 1st Marathon 2:15:37
Olympic Games Beijing, China 49th Marathon 2:23:54
2009 South American Cross Country Championships Concepción, Chile 1st 12 km 37:08
2014 South American Marathon Championships Santiago, Chile 1st Marathon 2:16:58
2015 Santiago Marathon Santiago, Chile 1st Half Marathon 1:05:40
South American Championships Lima, Peru 8th 10,000m 30:36.69

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roberto Echeverría". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (24 February 2009). "Brazil dominates South American Cross Country Championships in Chile". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "Historia: Santiago en el circuito mundial de maratones" [History: Santiago in the world circuit of marathons] (in Spanish). Maratón de Santiago. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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