Hernán Barreneche

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barreneche and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.

Hernán Barreneche

Personal information
Full name	Hernán Barreneche Ríos
Born	July 25, 1939 Pereira, Colombia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Colombia Pan American Games 1971 Cali Marathon Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston Half Marathon Bolivarian Games 1961 Barranquilla Half marathon 1961 Barranquilla 10,000 metres

Hernán Barreneche Ríos (born July 25, 1939, in Pereira, Risaralda) is a long-distance runner from Colombia, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. He has continued to compete at the World Masters Athletics and for the past 3 Games he has won gold in the marathon.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
1961	Bolivarian Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	3rd	10,000 m	34:36.5
			2nd	Half marathon	1:12:29
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	Half marathon	1:11:49
1963	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Half marathon	1:11:29
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Marathon	2:27:19
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Marathon	2:32:20
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	29th	Marathon	2:23:40

Personal bests

• Marathon – 2:22:58 (1972)

References

• Personal Website
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hernán Barreneche". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06.