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| Full name | Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 30, 1985 Jauja, Junín, Perú | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games. [1] [2]
In 2011, Tejeda secured a third-place finish at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [3] where she was also chosen as Peru's flag bearer for the Parade of Nations. [4]
In 2013, Tejeda claimed victory in the XXXI edition of the Mexico City Marathon, completing the race with a time of 2:37:35.
At the 2015 Pan American Games, Tejeda won the gold medal in the marathon, setting a new Pan American record with a time of 2:33:05. However, later that year, she was stripped of her medal after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic included in the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances list for its potential use in masking other drugs. Despite her denial of doping, Tejeda was temporarily suspended from international competition. [5] [6]
Tejeda returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing 15th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:29:55. [7] In 2017, she won the XXXV edition of the Mexico City Marathon again, setting a women's course record with a time of 2:36:16. Tejeda achieved further success by winning a gold medal in the marathon event at the 2019 Pan American Games. [8]
Lima, 15 June 2013
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Cardiff, 26 March 2016
Rotterdam, 12 April 2015
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