Oscar Gaitan
Spanish athlete (born 2006)
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Oscar Gaitan Mordillo (born 20 January 2006) is a Spanish long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
20 January 2006
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| Born | Oscar Gaitan Mordillo 20 January 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Events | Long-distance running, Cross Country running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
From Plasencia, competing in Duathlon, he was the Extremadura champion in the children's and cadet categories. A member of the Plasemcua Athletics School and coached by Toño Sánchez, Gaitan Mordillo was runner-up over 3000 metres in the Spanish Indoor Under-16 Championships in March 2021 in Oviedo, in his first indoor race at the age of 15 years-old.[2]
In May 2023, Gaitan won the 2023 World Mountain Running Association U18 World Mountain Running Cup.[3]
In January 2025, Gaitan became the Spanish Under-20 Cross Country Champion.[4] In May 2025, Gaitan won the Spanish U20 5000 metres title, breaking the championship record with a time of 14:07.96.[5][6] In July 2025, Gaitan won the 3000 metres at the Spanish U20 Championships in Villafranca de los Barros.[7] The following month, he placed fourth over 5000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[8][9]
Gaitan won individual silver and team bronze at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal, on 14 December 2025.[10]
Personal life
Gaitan took part in many sports such as football, taekwondo, cycling, before focusing at the of age 13 years-old on athletics. As a teenager, Gaitán was the bone marrow transplant donor for his twin brother, Carlos, who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia.[11]