Edgar Cortez

Edgar Cortez
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Alejandro Cortez Espinoza
Born (1989-08-10) August 10, 1989 (age 35)
Santa Teresa, Nicaragua
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Nicaragua
SportMiddle distance running
Updated on 26 July 2014

Edgar Alejandro Cortez Espinoza (born August 10, 1989, in Santa Teresa, Carazo, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan middle distance runner[1] who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best in the event is 1:49.10 achieved in 2011 in Daegu which is the current Nicaraguan record.[2]

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London, England. He was 7th in his round 1 heat with a time of 1:58.99.[3]

  1. ^ Biography - CORTEZ Edgard Alejandro, retrieved July 26, 2014
  2. ^ "IAAF World Championships Daegu" (PDF). daegu2011.iaaf.org. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Edgar Cortez - Events and results". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.