At the 1988 Bolder Boulder he won the 10k with a time of 29:07. Rosa Mota won the women's 10k that year.
Olympic debutedit
Vera made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and reached the final of the 10,000 m, finishing in 15th place.[8] He topped the podium in the men's 10,000 m at the 1989 South American Championships in Athletics, winning his first continental title. He doubled up at the 1989 Bolivarian Games and won the 10,000 m as well as taking silver in the 5000 m behind José Castillo.[9] Vera ran at the Boston Marathon in April 1990 and finished in third place with a personal best time of 2:10:46.[10] A month later he competed in the inaugural Trib 10K race in San Diego and, although still tired from his efforts in Boston, he won the race in an Ecuadorian record time of 28:08 minutes.[11][12] In 1991, he was the winner of the Philadelphia Distance Run.[13]
He began 1995 with a win at the San Blas Half Marathon in Puerto Rico,[17] and continued his winning ways at the Los Angeles Marathon where he ran a very tactical race, which was held in poor weather conditions. Vera's outright refusal to take his turn at the front of the leading pack (and thus bear his share of the wind and rain) angered the reigning marathon world champion Mark Plaatjes. After 20 miles, Vera tucked in behind the only remaining leader Bob Kempainen and defied Kempainen's attempts to shake him off – following his zig-zag movements across the road. Finally taking the lead in the final stages, Vera enjoyed a tailwind and won the race in 2:11:39 (twenty seconds ahead of the other runners). Kempainen later commented: "I kept trying to get him out front to take the lead, but I couldn't very well turn around and ask him to do it...I guess he ran it smart".[18]
He also went on to win at the Chuncheon Marathon that year.[19] He enjoyed success over the 20 km distance, winning at the Ogden Newspapers 20K in 1995 and the following year.[20] Vera's final Olympic appearance was at the 1996 Atlanta Games and he was ranked 22nd in the men's Olympic marathon race.[8] He won the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2:12:00.[21]
rolando, vera, runner, rolando, patricio, vera, rodas, born, april, 1965, cuenca, azuay, retired, long, distance, runner, from, ecuador, represented, native, country, three, consecutive, summer, olympics, starting, 1988, reached, metres, 1987, world, champions. Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas born April 27 1965 in Cuenca Azuay is a retired long distance runner from Ecuador who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1988 He reached the top ten of the 10 000 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics He enjoyed much championship success at the regional level he was a two time South American Champion on the track and won gold medals at the South American Games and Bolivarian Games as well as reaching the podium at the Ibero American Championships and the 1987 Pan American Games Rolando VeraPersonal informationFull nameRolando Patricio Vera RodasBorn 1965 04 27 April 27 1965 age 58 Cuenca Azuay EcuadorSportCountry EcuadorSportMen s athleticsAchievements and titlesOlympic finals1988 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer OlympicsPersonal best s 5000m 13 43 23 1 10 000m 27 54 33 1 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting EcuadorPan American Games1987 Indianapolis 5000 mSouth American Games1986 Santiago 10 000 m1986 Santiago 5 000 mSouth American Championships1987 Sao Paulo 5000 m1989 Medellin 10 000 m1987 Sao Paulo 10 000 mBolivarian Games1989 Maracaibo 10 000 m1993 Cochabamba 10 000 m1989 Maracaibo 5000 mIn this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Vera and the second or maternal family name is Rodas He won road running competitions on four continents and was tenth at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Vera won the Saint Silvester Road Race four times consecutively in the 1980s In 1995 he won both the Los Angeles Marathon and the Chuncheon Marathon and he won the Beppu Ōita Marathon two years later At Olympic level he competed in the marathon on two occasions 1992 and 1996 He remains the Ecuadorian record holder over 20 km and the half marathon His personal best in the marathon is 2 10 46 a time which brought him third at the 1990 Boston Marathon Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early competition 1 2 Olympic debut 1 3 Los Angeles winner 2 International competitions 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly competition edit He began his career on the track and was fourth over 5000 metres in 14 24 16 at the 1984 Pan American Junior Championships He also took part in the 2000 m steeplechase where he finished in sixth 2 Taking part in the regional competition at the 1986 South American Games he beat the field which included continental champion Emilio Ulloa to win in 28 53 90 3 His first major senior medal came when he took the 10 000 metres bronze medal at the 1986 Ibero American Championships 4 He also won the Saint Silvester Road Race that year a competition he won four times consecutively up to 1989 Other road victories over this period included the Cherry Creek Sneak 5 Mile in 1986 5 the Cascade Run Off in 1987 6 and the Bolder Boulder race in 1989 7 At the 1987 South American Championships in Athletics he won the 5000 m gold medal and a silver medal in the 10 000 m Out on the road that year he took victory at the seven mile Falmouth Road Race A second silver of the season at the 1987 Pan American Games behind Bruce Bickford preceded his global debut at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics where he finished in tenth and was the only South American athlete in the race His time of 28 20 24 was also a record for a South American under 23 athlete At the 1988 Bolder Boulder he won the 10k with a time of 29 07 Rosa Mota won the women s 10k that year Olympic debut edit Vera made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and reached the final of the 10 000 m finishing in 15th place 8 He topped the podium in the men s 10 000 m at the 1989 South American Championships in Athletics winning his first continental title He doubled up at the 1989 Bolivarian Games and won the 10 000 m as well as taking silver in the 5000 m behind Jose Castillo 9 Vera ran at the Boston Marathon in April 1990 and finished in third place with a personal best time of 2 10 46 10 A month later he competed in the inaugural Trib 10K race in San Diego and although still tired from his efforts in Boston he won the race in an Ecuadorian record time of 28 08 minutes 11 12 In 1991 he was the winner of the Philadelphia Distance Run 13 His third appearance on the global stage came at the 1992 Summer Olympics and he moved off the track and up to the marathon distance He finished in 43rd place although this was the second best performance by a South American after Brazil s Osmiro Silva 14 He also won a bronze over 10 000 m at the 1992 Ibero American Championships repeating his performance of four years earlier 4 The following year Vera retained his 10 000 m title at the 1993 Bolivarian Games 9 In 1994 he won the Parelloop 10 km race in the Netherlands and went on to finish tenth at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Oslo later that year setting a national record mark of 1 01 36 for the half marathon distance 15 On the circuit that year he also won at the Marvejols Mende in France 16 Los Angeles winner edit He began 1995 with a win at the San Blas Half Marathon in Puerto Rico 17 and continued his winning ways at the Los Angeles Marathon where he ran a very tactical race which was held in poor weather conditions Vera s outright refusal to take his turn at the front of the leading pack and thus bear his share of the wind and rain angered the reigning marathon world champion Mark Plaatjes After 20 miles Vera tucked in behind the only remaining leader Bob Kempainen and defied Kempainen s attempts to shake him off following his zig zag movements across the road Finally taking the lead in the final stages Vera enjoyed a tailwind and won the race in 2 11 39 twenty seconds ahead of the other runners Kempainen later commented I kept trying to get him out front to take the lead but I couldn t very well turn around and ask him to do it I guess he ran it smart 18 He also went on to win at the Chuncheon Marathon that year 19 He enjoyed success over the 20 km distance winning at the Ogden Newspapers 20K in 1995 and the following year 20 Vera s final Olympic appearance was at the 1996 Atlanta Games and he was ranked 22nd in the men s Olympic marathon race 8 He won the Beppu Ōita Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2 12 00 21 International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Ecuador1986 Goodwill Games Moscow Soviet Union 9th 10 000 m 28 43 01Ibero American Championships Havana Cuba 3rd 10 000 m 30 10 05South American Games Santiago Chile 2nd 5 000 m1st 10 000 m 28 53 901987 South American Championships Sao Paulo Brazil 1st 5 000 m 14 03 002nd 10 000 m 29 19 16Pan American Games Indianapolis United States 2nd 10 000 m 28 22 56World Championships Rome Italy 10th 10 000 m 28 20 241988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 15th 10 000 m 28 17 641989 South American Championships Medellin Colombia 1st 10 000 m 29 28 1 ABolivarian Games Maracaibo Venezuela 2nd 5000 m 14 24 641st 10 000 m 29 54 221990 Boston Marathon Boston United States 3rd Marathon 2 10 461991 Boston Marathon Boston United States 13th Marathon 2 15 46New York City Marathon New York City United States 14th Marathon 2 17 211992 Ibero American Championships Seville Spain 3rd 10 000 m 28 55 16Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 43rd Marathon 2 21 301993 World Championships Stuttgart Germany 10 000 m DNFBolivarian Games Cochabamba Bolivia 1st 10 000 m 30 16 49 A1994 London Marathon London United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2 11 151995 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles United States 1st Marathon 2 11 39Pan American Games Mar del Plata Argentina Marathon DNFChuncheon Marathon Chuncheon South Korea 1st Marathon 2 11 301996 Olympic Games Atlanta Georgia 22nd Marathon 2 17 401997 Beppu Ōita Marathon Beppu Ōita Japan 1st Marathon 2 12 001998 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Japan 9th Marathon 2 13 09References edit a b Rolando VERA Athlete Profile IAAF 1984 Pan American Junior Championships World Junior Athletics History Retrieved on 2010 09 23 South American ODESUR Games GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2010 09 23 a b Ibero American Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Cherry Creek Sneak 5 Mile Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2010 04 28 Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Gasparovic Juraj 2007 10 20 Cascade Runoff 15 km Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Castro Rich amp Post Marty 2010 06 03 Boulder CO USA Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 a b Rolando Vera Sports reference Retrieved on 2010 09 23 a b Bolivarian Games GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Concannon Joe 1990 04 17 Bordin and Mota Lead Foreign Pack The Boston Globe Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Geis John 1990 05 21 Vera Runs Smart Wins Trib 10 Kilometer LA Times Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Hejda Antonin 2010 09 01 National Records 10 kilometers Road Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Philadelphia Distance Run Half Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2010 09 20 Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games Men s Marathon Sports reference Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Csiki Gyorgy amp Hejda Antonin 2010 09 21 National Records Half Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Marvejols Mende 22 4 km Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 San Blas Half Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2010 02 08 Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Hodges Jim 1995 03 06 Los Angeles Marathon It s a Vera Good Day in Rain in L A LA Times Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 2009 12 27 Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Monti Dave 2010 06 04 Ogden Newspapers Classic 20K Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 09 23 Beppu Oita Mainichi Marathon ARRS 2009 12 24 Retrieved on 2010 09 23 External links editRolando Vera at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolando Vera runner amp oldid 1184024105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
