 Manuel Plaza in 1924 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1900 San Bernardo, Chile | ||||||||
| Died | 9 February 1969 (aged 68) Santiago, Chile | ||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | 5000 m – marathon | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:12.4 (1926) 10,000 m – 31:54.0 (1926) Marathon – 2:33:23 (1928) [1] [2] | ||||||||
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Manuel Jesús Plaza Reyes (17 March 1900 – 9 February 1969) was a long-distance runner from Chile. [3] He competed in the marathon at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1928, becoming the first Olympic medalist from Chile.
His time of 2:33:23 was only 26 seconds behind that of France's Boughera El Ouafi. He placed sixth in 1924, [1] and served as the flag bearer for Chile at both Olympics. [4]
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- ^ "Manuel Plaza". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Chile. sports-reference.com
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