Omar Esteban Ortega is an Argentine Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His time was a DNF in the first heat.Omar Ortega at Sports Reference Sports Reference
International competitions Representing 1978South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil5th800 m1:54.32nd1500 m3:59.21979South American ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia5th1500 m3:49.81982Southern Cross GamesSanta Fe, Argentina6th1500 m3:54.773rd5000 m14:10.11983Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela5th1500 m3:47.03South American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina2nd1500 m3:48.91984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States –1500 mDNF
Personal bests OutdoorArgentine all-time lists 800 metres – 1:48.78 (Madrid 1983) 1500 metres – 3:40.8 (Stanford 1984) former One mile – 4:02.45 (Boise 1984) former 3000 metres – 8:04.60 (Lausanne 1983) former 5000 metres – 14:03.94 (Pullman 1984) 10,000 metres – 29:49.82 (Santiago 1983) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:53.8 (Corvallis 1981)
Indoor 1500 metres – 3:44.9 (oversized track, Moscow, USA 1984) 3000 metres – 8:05.0 (Pullman 1983)
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