Rosa Chacha

Chacha ran her first race when she was eight years old.^[2] She won the 2011 Buenos Aires Marathon with a time of 2:37.22.^[3] She qualified for the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished eighth.^[4]

Chacha competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 83rd with a time of 2:40:57, a seasonal best.^[5][6] She then won the 2013 South American Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires.^[7] At the 2014 South American Half Marathon Championships, she finished second to Carmen Martínez.^[8] She placed seventh in the marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games.^[9]

Chacha represented Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon and finished 100th with a time of 2:48:52.^[7] She then finished 32nd in the marathon at the 2017 World Championships.^[10] At the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships, she finished 56th with a time of 1:14:19.^[11]

Chacha finished fourth in the marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games with a personal best time of 2:32:45.^[12] She represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[13] and she finished 41st with a time of 2:36:44.^[7]

Chacha won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 South American Games and qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games.^[14] She won the bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2022 Bolivarian Games.^[7] At the Pan American Games, she finished fifth with a time of 2:31:01.^[15]

Chacha set the national record at the 2023 Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:26:34 and also met the qualification standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[14][2] At the Olympic Games, she finished 73rd with a time of 2:42:14.^[16]

Chacha was born in Ambato but moved to Quito, where her mother worked at a farm. She has four siblings. She is coached by her husband, and they have one daughter.^[2]

• 5000 m: 16:17.75 min A – Lima, Peru, 19 June 2009
• 10,000 m: 34:51.14 min A – Lima, Peru, 21 June 2009
• Half marathon: 1:11:23 hrs – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 August 2022
• Marathon: 2:26:34 hrs – Hamburg, Germany, 23 April 2023