Luz Mery Rojas Llanco (born 20 June 1993) is a Peruvian female long-distance runner who competes over distances from 5000 metres to the marathon.
She was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics and went on to represent Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 10,000 m. She also won a 5000 metres gold medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and ran for the host nation at the 2019 Pan American Games.Luz Mery Rojas y José Luis Rojas ganan oro en 5,000 metros. Gov.pe (2018-08-24). Retrieved 2023-08-20.¡Arriba Perú! Luz Mery Rojas ganó medalla de oro en el Campeonato Sudamericano de Mayores 2023. Depor (2023-08-27). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
Rojas represented Peru at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in 2016 and 2018, and is a three-time medallist at the South American Games. She also competed for Peru at under-20 level at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Rojas has been Peruvian national champion over 5000 metres, 10,000 meters and the half marathon.
Personal bests 3000 metres – 9:59.01 (2012) 5000 metres – 15:45.52 (2019) 10,000 metres – 33:07.74 (2023) 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:44.7 (2011) 10K run – 33:21 (2016) Half marathon – 1:10:32 (2023) Marathon – 2:36:20 (2022) All details from World Athletics profileLuz Mery Rojas. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
International competitions 2010South American Cross Country ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador2ndYouth race10:07.41stYouth team3 ptsTeam including Charo IngaSouth American Youth ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd2000 m s'chase7:12.042011World Cross Country ChampionshipsPunta Umbría, Spain58thJunior race21:5611thJunior team218 ptsTeam including Charo Inga, Aleli Aparicio and Jovana de la CruzSouth American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2nd5000 m17:16.701st3000 m s'chase10:53.59Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, United States3rd5000 m17:00.102012South American Cross Country ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stJunior race22:54.71stJunior team8 ptsTeam including Evelyn Escobar and Angelly Gonzáles2014South American U23 ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay2nd10,000 m35:32.562016World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCardiff, United Kingdom60thHalf marathon1:16:1310thTeam3:39:46Team including Gladys Tejeda and Jovana de la CruzPan American Cross Country CupCaraballeda, Venezuela3rdSenior race38:041stTeam17 ptsTeam including Charo Inga and Nélida Sulca2017South American ChampionshipsLuque, Paraguay4th5000 m16:35.20Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2nd10,000 m33:59.582018World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, Spain34thHalf marathon1:12:058thTeam3:35:52Team including Gladys Tejeda and Inés MelchorPan American Cross Country CupOpico, El Salvador3rdSenior race35:071stTeam28 ptsTeam including Gladys Machacuay and Saida MenesesSouth American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia2nd5000 m17:09.59Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru1st5000 m16:08.772019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd5000 m15:46.27Pan American GamesLima, Peru7th5000 m15:46.522022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia2ndHalf marathon1:15:22.94South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay3rd5000 m15:49.853rd10,000 m33:50.442023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1st10,000 m34:25.0World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th10,000 m33:19.61Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1st10,000 m33:12.992026South American GamesSanta Fe, Argentina2nd10,000 m32:32.00
National titles Peruvian Athletics Championships 5000 m: 2017, 2018, 2023 10,000 m: 2016, 2023 Half marathon: 2022 Peruvian Under-23 Championships 10,000 m: 2014
See also Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
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