Rolando Vera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rolando Vera
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1965(1965-04-27)
Age	59
Country	Ecuador
Birth City	Machala Canton
Horoscope	Aries

Rolando Vera Biography

Rolando Vera is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on April 27, 1965 in Machala Canton, Ecuador. Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas, a retired long-distance runner, was born April 27, 1965 in Cuenca (Azuay). He represented Ecuador at three consecutive Summer Olympics that began in 1988. He was among the top ten in the 10,000m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. He was a two-time South American Champion and won gold medals at both the South American Games (South American Games) and Bolivarian Games. He also reached the podium at the Ibero-American Championships as well as the 1987 Pan American Games.

He made his third international appearance at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Although he finished 43rd, this was still the second-best performance by a South American athlete after Osmiro Silva from Brazil. He won bronze for his 10,000-meter run at the 1992 Ibero-American Championships. This was the same performance he had four years before. Vera kept his title of 10,000 m at the 1993 Bolivarian games. He won the Parelloop 10km race in the Netherlands in

1994. Later that year, Vera finished tenth at Oslo’s 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. This was a new national record of 1:01;36 for the distance. He also won the Marvejols Mende race in France that year.

He also went on to win at the Chuncheon Marathon that year. He enjoyed success over the 20 km distance, winning at the Ogden Newspapers 20K in 1995 and the following year. Vera’s final Olympic appearance was at the 1996 Atlanta Games and he was ranked 22nd in the men’s Olympic marathon race. He won the Beppu- Ōita Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2:12:00.

He began 1995 with a win at the San Blas Half Marathon in Puerto Rico, and continued his winning ways at the Los Angeles Marathon where he ran a very tactical race, which was held in poor weather conditions. Vera’s outright refusal to take his turn at the front of the leading pack (and thus bear his share of the wind and rain) angered the reigning marathon world champion Mark Plaatjes. After 20 miles, Vera tucked in behind the only remaining leader Bob Kempainen and defied Kempainen’s attempts to shake him off – following his zig-zag movements across the road. Finally taking the lead in the final stages, Vera enjoyed a tailwind and won the race in 2:11:39 (twenty seconds ahead of the other runners). Kempainen later commented: “I kept trying to get him out front to take the lead, but I couldn’t very well turn around and ask him to do it…I guess he ran it smart”.

He won the 10k at the 1988 Bolder Boulder in 29:07. Rosa Mota won that year’s women’s 10k.

Rolando Vera Net Worth

Rolando Vera is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Ecuador. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rolando Vera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won the 1987 South American Championships in Athletics gold medal in the 5000m and the silver medal in 10,000m. On the road, he won the seven-mile Falmouth Road Race. His global debut at 1987 World Championships in Athletics saw him finish in tenth place and be the only South American competitor. His time of 28.20.24 was also a record-breaking time for an under-23 athlete from South America.

Vera made his Olympic debut in 1988 Seoul Olympics. He reached the finals of 10,000 m and finished 15th. He won his first continental title by finishing on the podium in the men’s 10,000 m at South American Championships of Athletics 1989. He won the 10,000 m and silver in the 5000m behind Jose Castillo at the 1989 Bolivarian games. Vera finished third in the Boston Marathon in April 1990 with a personal record time of 2:10.46. He competed in the inaugural Trib 10K in San Diego a month later. Although still exhausted from Boston, Vera won the race in an Ecuadorian-record time of 28.08 minutes. He was the 1991 Philadelphia Distance Run winner.

He won road running competitions on four continents and was tenth at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Vera won the Saint Silvester Road Race four times consecutively in the 1980s. In 1995 he won both the Los Angeles Marathon and the Chuncheon Marathon, and he won the Beppu-Ōita Marathon two years later. At Olympic level he competed in the marathon on two occasions (1992 and 1996). He remains the Ecuadorian record holder over 20 km and the half marathon. His personal best in the marathon is 2:10:46 – a time which brought him third at the 1990 Boston Marathon.

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Rolando Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ecuador. Rolando Vera celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.