César Mercado

He was born on 25 October 1959.^[1]

At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, he got a silver medal in the men's marathon, finishing with an official time of 2 hours, 20 minutes, and 30 seconds. Mercado's runner-up finish was behind Jorge González, who won the race in 2:12:43. Following Mercado on the podium, Miguel Ángel Cruz of Mexico claimed the bronze medal in 2:21:12, closely followed by Venezuelan runners Armando Azócar and Luis Bautista in fourth and fifth places with times of 2:21:30 and 2:22:35, respectively. Rounding out the race, Rafael Parra of Colombia finished sixth in 2:22:51, while Manuel García of Mexico completed the group in seventh place at 2:24:35.^[2]

At the 1984 Olympic Games, he competed in the marathon and finished 31st.^[3]

César Mercado got second place with an official time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 40 seconds just behind Jorge González, who won the race in 2:18:55 seconds. Following Mercado across the line, Oscar J. Mejía of Venezuela took third place in 2:21:40, while Graciano González of Mexico and Kimball P. Reynierse of Aruba rounded out the top five with times of 2:25:16 and 2:25:29, respectively. Behind Mercado's podium pace, the remaining field finished with Costa Rica's Miguel A. Vargas in sixth (2:27:28), Colombia's José I. Ramírez in seventh (2:27:40), Nicaragua's William J. Aguirre in eighth (2:29:32), Costa Rica's Juan D. Amores in ninth (2:30:02), and the Dominican Republic's Julio C. Rosa alongside Mexico's Gumersindo Olmedo completing the standings in tenth and eleventh.^[4]