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.JPG) Gladys Tejeda at 2015 Pan American Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga |
| Born | 30 September 1985 |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Distance running |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 22 July 2015 | |
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]
Career
[edit]In 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 de Janeiro 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]Achievements
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Biography - TEJEDA Gladys Lucy". info.guadalajara2011.org.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Listado Oficial de Atletas Participantes - Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga". bolivarianos2013.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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". CP24. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 11 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.
External links
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- Gladys Tejeda at World Athletics
- Gladys Tejeda at ARRS
- Gladys Tejeda at Olympedia
- Gladys Tejeda at Olympics.com
- Gladys Tejeda at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Department of Junín
- Peruvian women long-distance runners
- Peruvian women marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Peru
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Peru
- Pan American Games athletes for Peru
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
- Peruvian sportspeople in doping cases
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games silver medalists for Peru
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- National University of San Marcos alumni
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Peruvian sportswomen
- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Peru
- Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mexico City Marathon women winners
- Doping cases in the sport of athletics
- Olympic women marathon runners