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{{short description|Mexican long-distance runner}}
{{BLP one source|date=August 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Paredes|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} 
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'''Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez''' (born August 7, 1961) is a [[Mexicans|Mexican]] former long-distance runner who specialized in the [[marathon]], but who also competed in [[duathlons]], even winning a [[silver medal]] for Mexico at the [[International Triathlon Union|ITU]]-world championships in [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Germany]], in June 1992.<ref>[https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/1992_frankfurt_itu_duathlon_world_championships/7266 Results: 1992 Frankfurt ITU Duathlon World Championships | Elite Men]</ref>

==Achievements==
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{MEX}}
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|1993
|[[1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] 
|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], [[Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Marathon|2:14:23]]
|-
|1994
|[[New York City Marathon]] 
|[[New York City, United States|New York City]], [[United States]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Marathon
|2:11:23
|-
|1995
|[[1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] 
|[[Mar del Plata]], [[Argentina]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|2:14:44]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Atlanta]], [[United States]]
|8th
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon|2:14:55]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|&mdash;
|Marathon
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon|DNF]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|64th
|Marathon
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon|2:27:17]]
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|19th
|Marathon
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon|2:22:07]] 
|}

===Personal bests===
*[[10,000 metres]] - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada
*[[Half marathon]] - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Half Marathon - World Championships. Oslo, Norway 
*[[Marathon]] - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Rotterdam, The Netherlands

==References==
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==External links==
*{{sports links}}

{{Footer Pan American Champions Marathon Men}}
{{Footer CAC Champions Marathon Men}}

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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Ecatepec de Morelos]]
[[Category:Mexican male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Mexican male marathon runners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican people]]
[[Category:20th-century Mexican sportsmen]]


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