What is Álvaro Mejía (athlete)?
'''Álvaro Mejía Florez''' (15 May 1940 – 12 January 2021) was a Colombian [[long-distance runner]]. He competed in the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Olympic Games]] [[5000 metres|5,000 meter]] final. He was born in [[Medellín]], [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]], [[Colombia]]. Mejía competed in the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City Olympics]] in the [[10000 metres|10,000 meters]] and in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich Olympics]]. Mejía also won the 1971 [[Boston Marathon]]. He won a bronze medal at the [[1971 Pan American Games]] in the 10,000 metres. Mejía won the [[Saint Silvester Road Race]] in 1966. Mejía died on 12 January 2021 in [[Bogotá]], Colombia at the age of 80.<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/01/12/murio-alvaro-mejia-florez-exponente-del-atletismo-colombiano/ Murió Álvaro Mejía Flórez, exponente del atletismo colombiano] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejia, Alvaro}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Olympians for Colombia]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Medellín]] {{sports-bio-stub}}