Oswaldo Lopez is a long-distance runner, specializing in
Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
s. He is most well known for winning the
Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race". It is a course starting at below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Port ...
in 2011.
He has also won the Iron Horse 100 Miler, the Yellowstone-Teton 100 Miler, the Tahoe Midnight Express Ultra 72 Miler, and other races.
Lopez lives in
Madera, California.
References
American male ultramarathon runners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Track and field athletes from California
Sportspeople from Madera, California
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