Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games.
Career In 2011, Tejeda secured a third-place finish at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she was also chosen as Peru's flag bearer for the Parade of Nations.
In 2013, Tejeda claimed victory in the XXXI edition of the Mexico City Marathon, completing the race with a time of 2:37:35.
At the 2015 Pan American Games, Tejeda won the gold medal in the marathon, setting a new Pan American record with a time of 2:33:05. However, later that year, she was stripped of her medal after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic included in the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances list for its potential use in masking other drugs. Despite her denial of doping, Tejeda was temporarily suspended from international competition.
Tejeda returned to competition at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, finishing 15th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:29:55.Maratón de Río 2016: Gladys Tejeda logró histórico puesto 15. El Comercio (in Spanish) In 2017, she won the XXXV edition of the Mexico City Marathon again, setting a women's course record with a time of 2:36:16. Tejeda achieved further success by winning a gold medal in the marathon event at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Personal bests 5000 m: 16:00.91 min – Lima, Peru, 15 June 2013 10,000 m: 33:01.99 min – Stanford, United States, 4 May 2014 Half marathon: 1:10:14 hrs – Cardiff, United Kingdom, 26 March 2016 Marathon: 2:28:12 hrs – Rotterdam, Netherlands, 12 April 2015
Achievements Representing 2010South American Half Marathon ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndHalf marathon1:13:53World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNanning, China21stHalf marathon1:13:462011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico3rdMarathon2:42:092012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom43rdMarathon2:32:072013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia2nd5000 m16:19.39Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru1stHalf marathon1:12:532014World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark26thHalf marathon1:11:242015Pan American Cross Country CupBarranquilla, Colombia1st7 km21:183rdTeam - 7 km51 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsGuiyang, China21st8 km28:228thTeam156 pts2016World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCardiff, United Kingdom9thHalf marathon1:10:14Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15thMarathon2:29:552017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia1stHalf marathon1:14:552021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan27thMarathon2:34:212022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia1stHalf marathon1:15:142023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile3rdMarathon2:30:392026Ibero-American ChampionshipsLima, Peru5th10,000 m34:03.18Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia4th10,000 m34:47.73South American GamesSanta Fe, Argentina5th10,000 m33:35.71
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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Gladys Tejeda at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics