Jorge Castelblanco

Jorge Castelblanco

Castelblanco at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 23 September 1987 (1987-09-23) (age 29)
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Half marathon, marathon
Club Club Corredores del Istmo[2]
Coached by Juan Carlos Cardona Rios[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) HM – 1:06:49 (2011)
Marathon – 2:15:57 (2016)[3]

Jorge Castelblanco (born 23 September 1987) is a long-distance runner from Panama. At the 2016 Olympics he became the first Panamanian athlete to run the Olympic marathon.[1][2]

Castelblanco graduated from the Technological University of Panama and works as a police officer. He is married and has a son Ethan.[2]

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