Rosa Chacha
Chacha in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rosa Alba Chacha Chacha |
| Born | 8 December 1982 Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Rosa Chacha". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- 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.
- ↑ "Rosalba Chacha ganó la maratón de Buenos Aires". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Marathon Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "Ecuatorianos dominan la media maratón de Asunción". La Republica (in Spanish). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rosalba Chacha finalizó séptima en la maratón que ganó la peruana Tejeda". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results: Marathon Women – Final" (PDF). IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "World Half Marathon Championships Results Women" (PDF). IAAF. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Women's Marathon Results (PDF) (Report). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "Rosa Alba Chacha, quinta en la maratón femenina de los Panamericanos". Primicias (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Marathon medal results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Rosa Chacha at World Athletics
- Rosa Chacha at Olympics.com
- Rosa Chacha at Olympedia
- Rosa Chacha at InterSportStats
- Sports reference biography
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Ambato, Ecuador
- Ecuadorian women long-distance runners
- Ecuadorian women marathon runners
- Pan American Games athletes for Ecuador
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes for Ecuador
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Ecuadorian sportswomen
- South American Games competitors for Ecuador
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic women marathon runners