Benjamín Paredes

Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez (born August 7, 1961 in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México) is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon, but who also competed in duathlons, even winning a silver medal for Mexico at the ITU-world championships in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 1992.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	Marathon	2:14:23
1994	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:11:23
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Marathon	2:14:44
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	Marathon	2:14:55
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	64th	Marathon	2:27:17
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	Marathon	2:22:07

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres - 28:43 minutes (2003) Montreal, Canada
• Half marathon - 1:01:49 hours (1999) Campeonato mundial de Medio Marathon. Oslo, Noruega
• Marathon - 2:10:41 hours (1994) Roterdam, Holanda