Carlos Emilio Tarazona (born August 14, 1965) is a retired male

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from

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. He competed for his native

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n country at two consecutive

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, starting in 1996. Tarazona set his personal best in the men's

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on April 30, 2000 in

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, clocking 2:11.25.

Achievements

References

* 1966 births Living people Venezuelan male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Venezuela Pan American Games athletes for Venezuela 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub