Rubén Dario Maza Larez (born June 9, 1967) is a

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Career

He represented his native country in the men's marathon (59th place) at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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. He won the silver medal in the same event, three years later at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

Achievements

References

* 1967 births Living people Venezuelan male long-distance runners Venezuelan male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Venezuela Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela 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 Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub