Martín Mondragón

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Martín Mondragón (born November 11, 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the 1988 edition of the Los Angeles Marathon. Virtually unknown before the race, the 34 year old set the course record and his personal record at 2:10:19 after a battle with Mark Plaatjes, which positioned the L.A. Marathon amongst the top marathons worldwide.^[1]

He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he finished in 57th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:27:10.

He continued running into the masters division, winning the Boilermaker Road Race three times in the late 1990s.^[2]

Achievements

Representing Mexico
1988	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	1st	Marathon	2:10:19
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	57th	Marathon	2:27:10

References

sports-reference

v t e Masters athletics

Events	World Masters Athletics Championships European Veterans Athletics Championships Senior Olympics World Masters Games

Records	World Records American Records

Federations	World Masters Athletics European Athletics Veterans Association

Athletes	List of Masters Athletes USATF Masters Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Mondragon, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor, long distance runner, marathoner
Date of birth	November 11, 1953
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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