# Alfredo Arévalo

Alfredo Arévalo Reyes (born February 20, 1976) is a Guatemalan marathon runner. In 2004, he achieved both his personal best and a national record-breaking time of 2:12:53 at the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Arevalo made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished seventy-seventh in the men's marathon, outside his personal best of 2:34:02.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Arevalo competed again for the second time in men's marathon, along with his compatriot José Amado García. He finished the race in sixty-third place by twelve seconds behind Montenegro's Goran Stojiljković, with a time of 2:28:26.

## Personal bests

* 5000 m: 14:30.07 min – Ciudad de Guatemala, 18 February 2006
* 10,000 m: 29:21.43 min – Stanford, California, 1 May 2010
* Half marathon: 1:06:42 hrs – San Pedro Sula, 19 June 2004
* Marathon: 2:12:53 hrs – Ottawa, 30 May 2004

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Guatemala ||||||
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 4th | Half marathon | 1:06:50 |
| 2001 | World Championships in Athletics | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 56th | Marathon | 2:34:16 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | Marathon | 2:21:53 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:39.48 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 76th | Marathon | 2:34:02 |
| 2005 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 2nd | 8 km | 25:16 |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Galmier, France | 123rd | 12.02 km | 41:29 |
| 2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:45.72 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 5000 m | 14:42.58 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 52nd | Marathon | 2:25:37 |
| 2006 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 4th | 8 km | 25:55 |
| 2006 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 3rd | 8 km (Team) | 48 pts |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 93rd | 12 km | 39:10 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:28:27 |
| 2007 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 7th | 8 km | 25:40 |
| 2007 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 2nd | 8 km (Team) | 58 pts |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:10.98 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | Marathon | 2:21:48 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 63rd | Marathon | 2:28:26 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | Marathon | 2:25:55 |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 5000 m | 14:49.91 |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:07.06 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 11th | Marathon | 2:25:53 |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 5000 m | 14:56.00 |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | 10,000 m | 31:30.28 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:22.23 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 3rd | 10,000 m | 32:23.55 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 6th | Marathon | 2:26:34 A |