Pan American Games Santiago 2023: Gladys Tejeda won the bronze medal for Peru in the marathon.

Peruvian Gladys Tejeda won the bronze medal in the marathon at the Pan American Games Santiago 2023, which are taking place in Santiago, Chile. She finished in third place with a time of 2h:30m:39s.

Tejeda could not defend the gold medal she won in the 2023 Pan American Games as she finished behind Mexican Citlali Cristian, who completed the race in 2h:27m:12s. With this time, the winner lowered the Pan American record by more than three minutes, a record set four years ago by the Peruvian with 2h30:55.