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Rosa Chacha

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Rosa Chacha
Chacha in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRosa Alba Chacha Chacha
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 43)
Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportAthletics
Event
Marathon
Updated on 12 May 2014

Rosa Alba Chacha Chacha (born 8 December 1982)[1] is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner. She is a four-time Olympian in the marathon and is the national record holder in the half marathon. She is the 2022 South American Games marathon champion.

Career

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Chacha ran her first race when she was eight years old.[2] She won the 2011 Buenos Aires Marathon with a time of 2:37.22.[3] She qualified for the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished eighth.[4]

Chacha competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 83rd with a time of 2:40:57, a seasonal best.[5][6] She then won the 2013 South American Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires.[7] At the 2014 South American Half Marathon Championships, she finished second to Carmen Martínez.[8] She placed seventh in the marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games.[9]

Chacha represented Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon and finished 100th with a time of 2:48:52.[7] She then finished 32nd in the marathon at the 2017 World Championships.[10] At the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships, she finished 56th with a time of 1:14:19.[11]

Chacha finished fourth in the marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games with a personal best time of 2:32:45.[12] She represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[13] and she finished 41st with a time of 2:36:44.[7]

Chacha won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 South American Games and qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games.[14] She won the bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2022 Bolivarian Games.[7] At the Pan American Games, she finished fifth with a time of 2:31:01.[15]

Chacha set the national record at the 2023 Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:26:34 and also met the qualification standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14][2] At the Olympic Games, she finished 73rd with a time of 2:42:14.[16]

Personal life

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Chacha was born in Ambato but moved to Quito, where her mother worked at a farm. She has four siblings. She is coached by her husband, and they have one daughter.[2]

Personal bests

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  • 5000 m: 16:17.75 min A – Lima, Peru, 19 June 2009
  • 10,000 m: 34:51.14 min A – Lima, Peru, 21 June 2009
  • Half marathon: 1:11:23 hrs – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 August 2022
  • Marathon: 2:26:34 hrs – Hamburg, Germany, 23 April 2023

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ecuador
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 5000 m 17:44.04 min
1st 10,000 m 36:23.73 min
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia — 5000 m DNF
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 3rd 5000 m 17:48.63 min
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 3rd 10,000 m 35:58.8 min (ht)
South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 5000 m 16:17.75 min A
4th 10,000 m 34:51.14 min A
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 3rd 5000 m 18:32.04 min
2nd 10,000 m 36:54.21 min
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rd 8 km 27:25.2 min
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 8th 5000 m 16:39.16 min
2011 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay 11th 8 km 29:23.6 min
ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 10,000 m 35:37.64 min
South American Half Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Half marathon 1:13:45 hrs
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 8th Marathon 2:48:40 hrs A
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 83rd Marathon 2:40:57 hrs
2013 South American Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:42:57 hrs
2014 South American Half Marathon Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Half marathon 1:19:47 hrs
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 4th Half marathon 1:17:52 hrs
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th Marathon 2:32:45 hrs
World Championships Doha, Qatar – Marathon DNF
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 41st Marathon 2:36:44 hrs
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 3rd Half marathon 1:16:43 hrs
World Championships Eugene, United States – Marathon DNF
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Marathon 2:34:26 hrs
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 6th 10,000 m 35:06.0 min
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 51st Marathon 2:42:00 hrs
World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia 43rd Half marathon 1:14:54 hrs
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 5th Marathon 2:31:01 hrs

References

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  1. ↑ "Rosa Chacha". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Molina, Gabriela (18 April 2024). "Ecuador: Rosa Alba Chacha, la maratonista olímpica que desafía al tiempo con esfuerzo y disciplina". The Associated Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rosalba Chacha ganó la maratón de Buenos Aires". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Women's Marathon Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Rosa Chacha acabó en el puesto 83 de la Maratón y se despide de los JJ.OO". El Universo (in Spanish). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Rosa Alba Chacha, la maratonista de los cuatro Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". El Comercio (in Spanish). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ecuatorianos dominan la media maratón de Asunción". La Republica (in Spanish). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Rosalba Chacha finalizó séptima en la maratón que ganó la peruana Tejeda". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Results: Marathon Women – Final" (PDF). IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "World Half Marathon Championships Results Women" (PDF). IAAF. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Women's Marathon Results (PDF) (Report). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. 1 2 Santos, Manuela (25 April 2023). "Rosalba Chacha, el claro ejemplo de que nada es imposible". Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rosa Alba Chacha, quinta en la maratón femenina de los Panamericanos". Primicias (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Women's Marathon medal results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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