Luz Mery Rojas

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Luz Mery Rojas
Personal information
Full nameLuz Mery Rojas Llanco
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 32)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
World finals 2023: 10,000 m
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago 10,000 m
South American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 São Paulo 10,000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Lima 5000 m
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Trujillo 5000 m
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Asunciòn 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Asunciòn 10,000 m

Luz Mery Rojas Llanco (born 20 June 1993) is a Peruvian female long-distance runner who competes over distances from 5000 metres to the marathon. [1]

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She was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics and went on to represent Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 10,000 m. She also won a 5000 metres gold medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and ran for the host nation at the 2019 Pan American Games. [2] [3] [4]

Rojas represented Peru at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in 2016 and 2018, and is a three-time medallist at the South American Games. She also competed for Peru at under-20 level at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Rojas has been Peruvian national champion over 5000 metres, 10,000 meters and the half marathon. [2]

Personal bests

All details from World Athletics profile [2]

International competitions

Representing Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador2ndYouth race10:07.4
1stYouth team3 pts [5]
South American Youth Championships Santiago, Chile2nd2000 m s'chase7:12.04
2011 World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain58th Junior race 21:56
11thJunior team218 pts [6]
South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia2nd5000 m17:16.70
1st3000 m s'chase10:53.59
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, United States3rd5000 m17:00.10
2012 South American Cross Country Championships Lima, Peru1stJunior race22:54.7
1stJunior team8 pts [7]
2014 South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay2nd 10,000 m 35:32.56
2016 World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, United Kingdom60thHalf marathon1:16:13
10thTeam3:39:46 [8]
Pan American Cross Country Cup Caraballeda, Venezuela3rdSenior race38:04
1stTeam17 pts [9]
2017 South American Championships Luque, Paraguay4th 5000 m 16:35.20
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia2nd 10,000 m 33:59.58
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain34th Half marathon 1:12:05
8thTeam3:35:52 [10]
Pan American Cross Country Cup Opico, El Salvador3rdSenior race35:07
1stTeam28 pts [11]
South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia2nd 5000 m 17:09.59
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru1st 5000 m 16:08.77
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru3rd 5000 m 15:46.27
Pan American Games Lima, Peru7th 5000 m 15:46.52
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia2nd Half marathon 1:15:22.94
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay3rd 5000 m 15:49.85
3rd 10,000 m 33:50.44
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil1st 10,000 m 34:25.0
World Championships Budapest, Hungary19th 10,000 m 33:19.61
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 10,000 m 33:12.99

National titles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Luz Mery Rojas. ASU2022. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Luz Mery Rojas. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ↑ Luz Mery Rojas y José Luis Rojas ganan oro en 5,000 metros. Gov.pe (2018-08-24). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. ↑ ¡Arriba Perú! Luz Mery Rojas ganó medalla de oro en el Campeonato Sudamericano de Mayores 2023. Depor (2023-08-27). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ↑ Team including Charo Inga
  6. ↑ Team including Charo Inga, Aleli Aparicio and Jovana de la Cruz
  7. ↑ Team including Evelyn Escobar and Angelly Gonzáles
  8. ↑ Team including Gladys Tejeda and Jovana de la Cruz
  9. ↑ Team including Charo Inga and Nélida Sulca
  10. ↑ Team including Gladys Tejeda and Inés Melchor
  11. ↑ Team including Gladys Machacuay and Saida Meneses
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