Rodolfo Gómez Orozco (born 30 October 1950 in

Delicias, Chihuahua Delicias (Spanish for ''Delights'') is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and serves as the seat of the municipality of the same name. The current president of this town is Jesus Valenciano. It is located southeast of the state capital ...

) is a Mexican former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who was one of the leading runners represented from Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the

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(1981), the

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Citizen Golden Marathon in Athens (1982), the

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(1982), the

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(1982), the

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(1987) and the

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(1987). He gained prominence on American television in 1982 when he finished in second place, four seconds back in 2:09:33 while being the primary foil to

Alberto Salazar Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958) is an American former track coach and long-distance runner. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States as a child with his family, living in Connecticut and then in Wayland, Massachusetts, where ...

's third victory in a row at the

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. He ran a personal best of 2:09:12 at the 1983

, finishing third in that race. Gómez represented Mexico at three consecutive

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, starting in 1976. Later on he became an athletics coach, guiding runners like

Andrés Espinosa Andrés Espinoza Pérez (born 4 February 1963) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. Espinosa finished ninth at the 1995 World Championships in 2:16:44 hours. He won the 1993 New York Marathon and achieved ...

Germán Silva Germán Silva Martínez (born 9 January 1968 in Zacatlán, Puebla) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. His foremost achievements were back-to-back victories at the New York City Marathon in 1994 and 1995. He ...

Benjamín Paredes Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961) is a 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 ITU-world championships in Fra ...

, Adriana Fernández,

Isaac García Isaac García (born April 5, 1968) is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico, who specialized in the marathon. He set his personal best (2:10:54) in the classic distance on April 25, 1995, when he got the third place in Rotterdam. He repr ...

Martín Pitayo Martín Pitayo Martínez (born January 10, 1960) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also won the 1990 Chicago Marathon, clocking 2:09:41, just a couple of steps ...

, and

Isidro Rico José Isidro Rico Rangel (born May 15, 1961) is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:09:14 (1994). He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 29th place in the ...

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* * 1950 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes from Chihuahua (state) People from Delicias, Chihuahua 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub