Pablo Olmedo Castañón (born May 8, 1975 in

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) is a

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and

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from

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. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the

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, and competed for his native country at the

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International competitions

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1975 births Living people Athletes from Mexico City Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Pan American Games athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican people {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub