Mendoza

Cristhian Pacheco Mendoza (born in 1993) is a Peruvian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Pacheco competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the Marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games which was held in Lima, Peru. This race set a new Pan American Games record with a time of 2:09.31. It was also the Peruvian national record. On February 19th, 2023 he placed 11th in the Valencia Marathon in a time 2:07:38 breaking his own personal best, and the national record, by nearly 2 minutes.