Ignacio Cáceres
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Ignacio Cáceres is a Spanish
Spain
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 long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and half marathon
Half marathon
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. Hi live in Viladecans
Viladecans
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, Spain and his wife is the Spanish racewalker Eva Pérez.

He finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
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Achievements

Representing
2001 World Student Games
Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade
At the 2001 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country, China, took the most gold medals and the most medals overall . The United States were a close...

Beijing
Beijing
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, PR China
2nd 10,000 m

Personal bests

  • 3.000 metres - 7:57.58 min (2004) - Spanish record is 7:29.34 min.
  • 5.000 metres - 13:25.11 min (2004) - Spanish record is 13:02.54 min.
  • 10.000 metres - 28:19.42 min (2002) - Spanish record is 27.14.44 min.
  • Half marathon - 1:02:47 hrs (2007) - Spanish record is 59:52 min.
  • Marathon - 2:12:44 hrs, 13 April 2008, Rotterdam
    Rotterdam
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