Gerardo Alcalá

Gerardo Alcalá

Personal information
Full name	Gerardo Agustín Alcalá García
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1961-06-28) 28 June 1961
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing Mexico Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 5000m Central American and Caribbean Games 1986 Santiago 10,000m 1982 Havana 10,000m

Gerardo Agustín Alcalá García (born 28 June 1961) is a Mexican former long-distance runner.

In the 5000 metres he won the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. He also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

In the 10,000 metres he won the bronze medal at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and the silver medal at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games. He later finished fourth at the 1990 Goodwill Games in 27:43.07 minutes. This was his personal best time. At the 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships he won both the 5000 and 10,000 metres.

His personal best time in the 5000 metres was 13:29.49 minutes, achieved in August 1990 in Brussels. His personal best in the marathon was 2:12:11 hours, achieved when he finished seventh at the 1988 Chicago Marathon.

External links

• Gerardo Alcalá at World Athletics
• Gerardo Alcalá at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Gerardo Alcalá at Olympics.com
• Gerardo Alcalá at Olympedia
• Gerardo Alcalá at InterSportStats