Pablo Olmedo

Pablo Olmedo Castañón (born May 8, 1975 in Mexico City) is a middle and long-distance runner from Mexico.

Pablo Olmedo

Personal information
Born	(1975-05-08) May 8, 1975
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo 5.000 m 2002 San Salvador 5.000 m 2002 San Salvador 10.000 m 1998 Maracaibo 1.500 m CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1994 Port of Spain 1500 m 1994 Port of Spain 5000 m

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olmedo and the second or maternal family name is Castañón.

He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1994	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	1500 m	3:50.2
			1st	5000 m	14:24.4
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	5000 m	13:55.19
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th	5000 m	14:05.59
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	5000 m	13:35.21
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	1500 m	3:48.19
			1st	5000 m	14:01.85
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	5000 m	13:27.74
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	5000 m	13:44.44
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (h)	5000 m	13:40.34
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th (h)	5000 m	14:02.90
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	5000 m	14:07.82
			1st	10000 m	28:36.67
2003	North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships	Akron, United States	1st	Marathon relay	2:05:30
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	10000 m	29:41.31
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	46th	Marathon	2:33:40

References

• Pablo Olmedo at World Athletics
• sports-reference
• Picture of Pablo Olmedo