Pablo Olmedo

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Pablo Olmedo

Personal information

Born

May 8, 1975

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Competitor for Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold	1998 Maracaibo	5.000 m
Gold	2002 San Salvador	5.000 m
Gold	2002 San Salvador	10.000 m
Silver	1998 Maracaibo	1.500 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold	1994 Port of Spain	1500 m
Gold	1994 Port of Spain	5000 m

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Olmedo and the second or maternal family name is Castañon.

Pablo Olmedo Castañon (born May 8, 1975 in Mexico City) is a middle-distance runner from Mexico.

Career

He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1994	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	1500 m	3:50.2
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	5000 m	14:24.4
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	5000 m	13:55.19
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th	5000 m	14:05.59
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	5000 m	13:35.21
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	1500 m	3:48.19
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	5000 m	14:01.85
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	5000 m	13:27.74
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	5000 m	13:44.44
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (h)	5000 m	13:40.34
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th (h)	5000 m	14:02.90
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	5000 m	14:07.82
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	10000 m	28:36.67
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	10000 m	29:41.31
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	46th	Marathon	2:33:40

↑ Sanchez Renteria, Marco A. (7 June 2009), Cuando Pablo Olmedo fue segundo en los 5 mil metros del Prefontaine… (in Spanish), Atletismo en México, retrieved 5 April 2012

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