Hugo Catrileo

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Hugo Catrileo
Personal information
Born (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 28)
Sport
CountryFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Sport Athletics
Event
Marathon
Medal record
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Men's athletics
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Marathon

Hugo Catrileo (born 27 January 1997) is a Chilean long-distance runner. He was a silver medalist in the marathon at the 2023 Pan American Games. [1]

Career

He is from Saavedra in the Araucanía Region of Chile. He attended Luis González Vásquez High School in Nueva Imperial, later graduating from the Temuco Catholic University. He placed fourth overall at the 2022 Buenos Aires Marathon. [2] [3]

At the 2023 Seville Marathon, he ran a personal best time of 2:12:17 to move to second on the Chilean all-time list. He was a silver medalist in the marathon at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in October 2023, the first Chilean man to win a medal in the event at the Games, running 2:12:07 to finish runner-up to Peruvian Cristhian Pacheco. [4] [5]

On January 14, 2024, he finished fifth in the Houston Marathon in the United States with a time of 2:08:44, setting a new personal best and Chilean national record. [6] He competed in the marathon at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. [7]

He competed for Chile at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [8]

References

  1. "Hugo Catrileo". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. "Hugo Catrileo: "Improving myself is what motivates me most."". Runchile.cl. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. "Alumni UCT consiguió plata para Chile en los Juegos Panamericanos". uct.cl. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. Santibáñez, Felipe (22 October 2023). ""The humble life of Hugo Catrileo, the marathon runner who made history with silver at Santiago 2023". Emol. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  5. "Who is Hugo Catrileo? The marathon runner who gave Team Chile its third medal at Santiago 2023". t13.cl. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. "Historic Hugo Catrileo: Shines in Houston and shatters the national marathon record". Emol.com. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. "The XXXIII Olympic Games". World Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  8. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.