Jairo Correa
Colombian mountain runner
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Jairo Correa (born 2 October 1954) is a former Colombian mountain runner who won two World Mountain Running Championships (1989, 1991).[1]
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| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Mountain running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He won three times the Swiss race Sierre-Zinal (1990, 1993, 1995).[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Colombia | |||||
| 1972 | South American Junior Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:05.1 |
| 1st | 3000 m | 8:58.6 | |||
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 4th | 5000 m | 14:23.8 |
| 4th | 10,000 m | 30:26.6 | |||
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:03.0 |
| 4th | 10,000 m | 30:43.2 | |||
| South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:22.4 | |
| 1st | 10,000 m | 29:27.3 | |||
| 1977 | Bolivarian Games | La Paz, Bolivia | 1st | 5000 m | 15:21.4 |
| 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:39.99 | |||
| South American Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 5000 m | 14:26.0 | |
| 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:00.5 | |||
| 1983 | South American Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 8th | 5000 m | 14:41.3 |
| 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:22.7 | |||
| 2nd | Marathon | 2:17:43 | |||
