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Benjamín Paredes
Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961 in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) is a Mexicans, Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon, but who also competed in duathlons, even winning a silver medal for Mexico at the International Triathlon Union, ITU-world championships in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 1992. Achievements Personal bests *10,000 metres - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada *Half marathon - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway *Marathon - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam , The Netherlands References External links * *Wrong Turn at flickr.com 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from the State of Mexico People from Ecatepec de Morelos Mexican male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecatepec De Morelos
Ecatepec (), officially Ecatepec de Morelos, is a municipality in the central Mexican state of Mexico, and is situated in the north part of the greater Mexico City urban area. The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec. The city of Ecatepec is practically co-extensive with the municipality, comprising 99% of the total municipal population of 1,645,352. It is Mexico's fourth most-populous municipality after Tijuana, León and Puebla, and the most populated suburb of Greater Mexico City. The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill" or "hill devoted to Ehecatl (the wind god)." It was also an alternative name or invocation to the god Quetzalcoatl. "Morelos" is the last name of José María Morelos, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Saint Christopher is the city's patron saint, celebrated on July 25. Ecatepec is served by the Mexico City metro, by the State of Mexico's Mexibús bus rapid transit lines, and by Mexicable aerial cable car lines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
