Dionicio Cerón

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Dionicio Cerón
Personal information
Full nameDionicio Cerón Pizarro
Nationality Mexico
Born (1965-10-09) 9 October 1965 (age 58)
Toluca
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)10,000 metres
marathon

Dionicio Cerón Pizarro (born October 9, 1965 in

1996. He also won the London Marathon
three consecutive times between 1994 and 1996, the only man to have ever achieved this feat. Eliud Kipchoge, António Pinto and Martin Lel are the only other men to have won it three times or more, however not in consecutive years.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
1990 Chicago Marathon
Chicago, United States
9th Marathon 2:12:18
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mexico City, Mexico
1st 10,000 m 29:46.09
1991 Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2nd Marathon 2:10:02
1992 Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
Marathon DNF
Beppu-Ōita Marathon
Ōita, Japan
1st Marathon 2:08:36
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka, Japan
4th Marathon 2:10:42
1993 Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, Netherlands
1st Marathon 2:11:06
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 10,000 m 28:58.11
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka, Japan
1st Marathon 2:08:51
1994 London Marathon
London, United Kingdom
1st Marathon 2:08:53
Fukuoka Marathon
Fukuoka, Japan
16th Marathon 2:15:23
1995 London Marathon
London, United Kingdom
1st Marathon 2:08:30
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd Marathon 2:12:13
1996 London Marathon
London, United Kingdom
1st Marathon 2:10:00
1997 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States
3rd Marathon 2:10:59
New York City Marathon
New York City, United States
8th Marathon 2:13:01
2000 Hokkaido Marathon
Sapporo, Japan
1st Marathon 2:17:14

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Records
Preceded by Men's Half Marathon World Record Holder
16 September 1990 – 3 April 1993
Succeeded by