Gladys Tejeda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejedaand the second or maternal family name is Pucuhuaranga.

Gladys Tejeda

Gladys Tejeda at 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga
Born	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 39) Jauja, Junín, Peru
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Peru Pan American Games 2019 Lima Marathon 2011 Guadalajara Marathon 2023 Santiago Marathon Disqualified 2015 Toronto Marathon Pan American Cross Country Cup 2015 Barranquilla 7000 m 2015 Barranquilla Team - 7km South American Championships in Athletics 2013 Cartagena 5000 m South American Half Marathon Championships 2010 Lima Half marathon Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Half marathon 2024 Ayacucho 8 km
Updated on 22 July 2015

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]}

Career

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]

Personal bests

• 5000 m: 16:00.91 min – Lima, 15 June 2013
• 10,000 m: 33:01.99 min – Stanford, California, 4 May 2014
• Half marathon: 1:10:14 hrs – Cardiff, 26 March 2016
• Marathon: 2:28:12 hrs – Rotterdam, 12 April 2015

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Peru
2010	South American Half Marathon Championships	Lima, Perú	2nd	Half marathon	1:13:53
	World Half Marathon Championships	Nanning, China	21st	Half marathon	1:13:46
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	3rd	Marathon	2:42:09
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	43rd	Marathon	2:32:07
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	5000 m	16:19.39
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	1st	Half marathon	1:12:53
2014	World Half Marathon Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	26th	Half marathon	1:11:24
2015	Pan American Cross Country Cup	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	7 km	21:18
			3rd	Team - 7 km	51 pts
	World Cross Country Championships	Guiyang, China	21st	8 km	28:22
			8th	Team	156 pts
2016	World Half Marathon Championships	Cardiff, United Kingdom	9th	Half marathon	1:10:14
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th	Marathon	2:29:55
2017	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	Half marathon	1:14:55
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	27th	Marathon	2:34:21
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	1st	Half marathon	1:15:14
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Marathon	2:30:39

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

1. "Biography - TEJEDA Gladys Lucy". info.guadalajara2011.org.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
2. "Listado Oficial de Atletas Participantes - Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga". bolivarianos2013.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
3. "Gladys Tejeda". London 2012 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
4. Staff (16 July 2012). "Atleta Gladys Tejeda será la abanderada de Perú en Londres 2012" [Athlete Gladys Tejeda Will Be Peru's Flag Bearer in London 2012]. Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2012.
5. "Odepa confirms Gladys Tejeda tests positive for doping - Peru this Week". Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
6. "Winner of women's marathon at Pan Am Games stripped of medal for doping". CP24. 10 September 2015.
7. Maratón de Río 2016: Gladys Tejeda logró histórico puesto 15. El Comercio (in Spanish)
8. "Games: Tejeda grabs gold for Peru with win in women's marathon". Reuters. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

External links

• Gladys Tejeda at World Athletics
• Gladys Tejeda at ARRS
• Gladys Tejeda at Olympedia
• Gladys Tejeda at Olympics.com
• Gladys Tejeda at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Roberto Carcelen	Flag bearer for   Peru London 2012	Succeeded by Roberto Carcelen