Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games.[1][2]
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| Full name | Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1985 Jauja, Junín, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2011, Tejeda secured a third-place finish at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[3] where she was also chosen as Peru's flag bearer for the Parade of Nations.[4]
In 2013, Tejeda claimed victory in the XXXI edition of the Mexico City Marathon, completing the race with a time of 2:37:35.
At the 2015 Pan American Games, Tejeda won the gold medal in the marathon, setting a new Pan American record with a time of 2:33:05. However, later that year, she was stripped of her medal after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic included in the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances list for its potential use in masking other drugs. Despite her denial of doping, Tejeda was temporarily suspended from international competition.[5][6]
Tejeda returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing 15th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:29:55.[7] In 2017, she won the XXXV edition of the Mexico City Marathon again, setting a women's course record with a time of 2:36:16. Tejeda achieved further success by winning a gold medal in the marathon event at the 2019 Pan American Games.[8]
Personal bests
edit- 5000 m: 16:00.91 min –
Lima, 15 June 2013
- 10,000 m: 33:01.99 min –
Stanford, California, 4 May 2014
- Half marathon: 1:10:14 hrs –
Cardiff, 26 March 2016
- Marathon: 2:28:12 hrs –
Rotterdam, 12 April 2015
Achievements
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography - TEJEDA Gladys Lucy". info.guadalajara2011.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Listado Oficial de Atletas Participantes - Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga". bolivarianos2013.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Gladys Tejeda". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
- ^ Staff (16 July 2012). "Atleta Gladys Tejeda será la abanderada de Perú en Londres 2012" [Athlete Gladys Tejeda Will Be Peru's Flag Bearer in London 2012]. Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Odepa confirms Gladys Tejeda tests positive for doping - Peru this Week". Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Winner of women's marathon at Pan Am Games stripped of medal for doping". 10 September 2015.
- ^ Maratón de Río 2016: Gladys Tejeda logró histórico puesto 15. El Comercio (in Spanish)
- ^ "Games: Tejeda grabs gold for Peru with win in women's marathon". Reuters. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.