Ecuadorian long-distance runner
Sandra Ruales
Sandra Ruales (2009)
Full name Sandra de las Mercedes Ruales Mosquera Born (1974-05-30 ) May 30, 1974 (age 50) Quito , Pichincha , Ecuador Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Weight 53 kg (117 lb) Country Ecuador Sport Athletics
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ruales and the second or maternal family name is
Mosquera .
Sandra de las Mercedes Ruales Mosquera (born May 30, 1974 in Quito , Pichincha ) is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner .
She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics : 2004 and 2008. Ruales won the 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon .
International competitions [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Ecuador
1988
Ibero-American Championships
Mexico City, Mexico
5th
10,000m
38:37.21 min A
South American Youth Championships
Cuenca , Ecuador
2nd
1500 m
4:55.8 min A
2nd
3000 m
10:44.5 min A
1990
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
13th
10,000 m
36:06.61 min
1991
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
4th
3000 m
9:46.00 min
3rd
10,000 m
34:57.00 min
2004
Miami Marathon
Miami , United States
3rd
Marathon
2:45:24 hrs
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
36th
Marathon
2:44:28 hrs
2005
Miami Marathon
Miami , United States
1st
Marathon
2:37:00 hrs
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
—
Marathon
DNF
Guayaquil Marathon
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1st
Marathon
2:41:40 hrs
Bolivarian Games
Armenia , Colombia
1st
Half marathon
1:20:12 hrs GR A
2006
Miami Marathon
Miami , United States
2nd
Marathon
2:37:18 hrs
Guayaquil Marathon
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1st
Marathon
2:45:58 hrs
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , PR China
43rd
Marathon
2:35:53 hrs
Guayaquil Marathon
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1st
Marathon
2:50:40 hrs
2009
Miami Marathon
Miami , United States
3rd
Marathon
2:50:38 hrs
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
57th
Marathon
2:50:36 hrs
Guayaquil Marathon
Guayaquil, Ecuador
1st
Marathon
2:45:25 hrs
References [ edit ]