# Luz Mery Rojas

Luz Mery Rojas Llanco (born 20 June 1993) is a Peruvian female long-distance runner who competes over distances from 5000 metres to the marathon.
She was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics and went on to represent Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 10,000 m. She also won a 5000 metres gold medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and ran for the host nation at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Rojas represented Peru at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in 2016 and 2018, and is a three-time medallist at the South American Games. She also competed for Peru at under-20 level at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Rojas has been Peruvian national champion over 5000 metres, 10,000 meters and the half marathon.

## Personal bests

* 3000 metres – 9:59.01 (2012)
* 5000 metres – 15:45.52 (2019)
* 10,000 metres – 33:07.74 (2023)
* 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:44.7 (2011)
* 10K run – 33:21 (2016)
* Half marathon – 1:10:32 (2023)
* Marathon – 2:36:20 (2022)
All details from World Athletics profile

## International competitions

Representing  Peru :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| 2010 | South American Cross Country Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | Youth race | 10:07.4 |
| 2010 | South American Cross Country Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | Youth team | 3 pts |
| 2010 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 2000 m s'chase | 7:12.04 |
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbría, Spain | 58th | Junior race | 21:56 |
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbría, Spain | 11th | Junior team | 218 pts |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 5000 m | 17:16.70 |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:53.59 |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, United States | 3rd | 5000 m | 17:00.10 |
| 2012 | South American Cross Country Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Junior race | 22:54.7 |
| 2012 | South American Cross Country Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Junior team | 8 pts |
| 2014 | South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 35:32.56 |
| 2016 | World Half Marathon Championships | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 60th | Half marathon | 1:16:13 |
| 2016 | World Half Marathon Championships | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 10th | Team | 3:39:46 |
| 2016 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Caraballeda, Venezuela | 3rd | Senior race | 38:04 |
| 2016 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Caraballeda, Venezuela | 1st | Team | 17 pts |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Luque, Paraguay | 4th | 5000 m | 16:35.20 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | 10,000 m | 33:59.58 |
| 2018 | World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | 34th | Half marathon | 1:12:05 |
| 2018 | World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th | Team | 3:35:52 |
| 2018 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Opico, El Salvador | 3rd | Senior race | 35:07 |
| 2018 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Opico, El Salvador | 1st | Team | 28 pts |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 5000 m | 17:09.59 |
| 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | 5000 m | 16:08.77 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:46.27 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 7th | 5000 m | 15:46.52 |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:15:22.94 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:49.85 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | 10,000 m | 33:50.44 |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 10,000 m | 34:25.0 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19th | 10,000 m | 33:19.61 |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 10,000 m | 33:12.99 |

## National titles

* Peruvian Athletics Championships
** 5000 m: 2017, 2018, 2023
** 10,000 m: 2016, 2023
** Half marathon: 2022
* Peruvian Under-23 Championships
** 10,000 m: 2014