Bayron Piedra

Bayron Piedra
Personal information
Full name Bayron Efrén Piedra Avilés
Born August 19, 1982
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country  Ecuador
Sport Athletics
Updated on 12 May 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Piedra and the second or maternal family name is Avilés.

Bayron Efrén Piedra Avilés (born August 9, 1982 in Cuenca) is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner.[1]

He won the 2007 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 Summer Universiade, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

He demonstrated his regional strength with a double gold in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics. He decided to run in both the 1500 m and 5000 m races at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics but he did not succeed in either event, finishing third last in the heats of the 1500 m and failing to finish at all in the 5000 m

He has medalled at regional competitions a number of times. He took part in the 2003 Pan American Games and reached the 1500 m final, finishing in eighth. In 2004, he came within a second of scoring a long race/short race double at the South American Cross Country Championships, but Juan Suárez of Argentina just finished ahead of him in the short competition. He won a bronze in the long race in 2006.[2] He improved upon his past performance by taking a bronze in the 2007 Pan American Games.

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ecuador
1999 South American Junior Championships Concepción, Chile 9th 1500 m 4:07.61 min
8th 3000 m s'chase 10:18.94 min
2000 South American Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia 11th Junior course (8.0km) 28:01 min
World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 87th Junior course (8.1km) 26:09 min
South American Junior Championships São Leopoldo, Brazil 2nd 1500 m 3:54.70 min
6th 3000 m s'chase 9:41.06 min
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 6th 1500 m 3:52.42 min
6th 5000 m 15:38.71 min
5th 4x400 m relay 3:18.52 min
South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 3rd 1500 m 3:52.91 min
5th 4x400 m relay 3:18.07 min
Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 5th 1500 m 3:57.21 min
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 8th 1500 m 3:58.01 min
2003 South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 5th One mile 4:17 min
South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5th 800 m 1:49.25 min
4th 1500 m 3:43.86 min
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8th 1500 m 3:52.20 min
2004 South American Cross Country Championships Macaé, Brazil 1st Long course 36:44 min
2nd Short course 11:27 min
World Cross Country Championships Bruxelles, Belgium 63rd Short course (4.0km) 12:32 min
South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st 800 m 1:47.43 min
1st 1500 m 3:46.37 min
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 4th 1500 m 3:40.88 min
6th 3000 m 8:08.58 min
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 56th (h) 800 m 1:48.42 min
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 1500 m 3:41.90 min
1st 5000 m 14:12.24 min
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st 1500 m 3:44.62 min GR A
2006 South American Cross Country Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd Long course 37:06 min
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 3rd 1500 m 3:54.48 min
2nd 5000 m 15:00.00 min
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 1500 m 3:42.53 min
5th 5000 m 14:15.48 min
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro 12th (h) 800 m 1:48.56 min
3rd 1500 m 3:37.88 min
World Championships Osaka, Japan 33rd (h) 1500 m 3:45.59 min
Guayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st Marathon 2:20:58 hrs
2008 South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 3rd One mile 4:09 min
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 2nd 1500m 3:42.65 min
1st 3000 m 7:54.69 min NR
Olympic Games Beijing, China 41st (h) 1500 m 3:45.57 min
Guayaquil Marathon Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st Marathon 2:20:42 hrs
2009 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 2nd 1500 m 3:44.74 min
1st 5000 m 14:03.13 min
South American Road Mile Championships Belém, Brazil 1st One mile 3:57 min
South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 1500 m 3:41.81 min
1st 5000 m 13:56.93 min
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 13th 1500 m 3:50.11 min
2nd 5000 m 14:07.11 min
World Championships Berlin, Germany 45th (h) 1500 m 3:49.60 min
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 1st 1500 m 3:50.53 min A
1st 5000 m 15:05.1 min A
1st 10,000 m 31:07.10 min A
2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia 3rd 3000 m 7:55.52 min
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea – 10,000 m DNF
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 1500 m 3:53.45 min
2nd 5000 m 14:15.74 min
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – 10,000 m DNF
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st 5000 m 14:15.35 min
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd (h) 5000 m 13:35.38 min
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 2nd 10,000 m 29:01.64 min
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 5th 5000 m 14:15.49 min
1st 10,000 m 28:48.31 min
South American Half Marathon Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st Half marathon 1:09:24 hrs
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 2nd 3000 m 7:59.55 min
1st 5000 m 13:50.20 min
2015 Pan American Cross Country Cup Barranquilla, Colombia 5th 10km 28:47
2nd Team - 10km 52 pts
World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 54th 12 km 38:25
16th Team 299 pts

References

  1. ↑ Biografía - General - PIEDRA AVILES Byron Efren - Ecuador (in Spanish), retrieved May 12, 2014
  2. ↑ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

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