# Aguelmis Rojas

Aguelmis Rojas de Armas also Aquelmis Rojas (Spanish pronunciation:; born March 28, 1978) is a male long-distance runner from Cuba. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished in 47th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:21.59. Rojas set his personal best (2:14.15) in the marathon on April 18, 2004, in Havana.
A Cuban exile since March 2009, he was nationalized Uruguayan in August 2014 and is competing for Uruguay since late 2014.

## Biography

He finished fourth in the men's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, he set the Cuban record of 1:03:48 for the half marathon, although he finished in 55th place. Aside from road competitions, he occasionally runs on the track and was the winner of the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Cuba ||||||
| 2001 | World Half Marathon Championships | Bristol, United Kingdom | 52nd | Half marathon | 1:04:13 hrs |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 4th | Marathon | 2:23:18 hrs |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 47th | Marathon | 2:21:59 hrs |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 10,000 metres | 30:14.75 min |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th | Marathon | 2:34:00 hrs |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:21.90 min |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:14.33 min |
| 2007 | World Half Marathon Championships | Udine, Italy | 55th | Half marathon | 1:03:48 hrs |
| 2009 | Corrida Doble San Antonio | Piriápolis, Uruguay | 1st | 8,000 m | 30:52 min |
| 2009 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:19 min |
| 2010 | Corrida de San Fernando | Maldonado, Uruguay | 4th | 10,000 m | 30:15 min |
| 2010 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:32 min |
| 2010 | Corrida Gardeliana | Tacuarembó, Uruguay | 1st | Half marathon | 1:06:38 hrs |
| 2010 | Corrida San Felipe y Santiago | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:45 min |
| 2011 | Corrida de San Fernando | Maldonado, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:45 min |
| 2011 | Corrida Doble San Antonio | Piriápolis, Uruguay | 1st | 8,000 m | 30:48 min |
| 2011 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:07 min |
| 2011 | Corrida San Felipe y Santiago | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:19 min |
| 2012 | Corrida de San Fernando | Maldonado, Uruguay | 1st | 10,000 m | 29:34 min |
| 2012 | Corrida Doble San Antonio | Piriápolis, Uruguay | 1st | 8,000 m | 24:59 min |
| 2012 | Media Maratón de Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:06:16 hrs |
| 2012 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:07 min |
| 2012 | Nike 10k | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 30:59 min |
| 2012 | Corrida San Felipe y Santiago | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:56 min |
| 2013 | Corrida de San Fernando | Maldonado, Uruguay | 10th | 10,000 m | 31:37 min |
| 2013 | Corrida Doble San Antonio | Piriápolis, Uruguay | 3rd | 8,000 m | 25:15 min |
| 2013 | Corré Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:06:05 hrs |
| 2013 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:50 min |
| 2013 | Nike 10k | Montevideo, Uruguay | 4th | 10,000 m | 31:49 min |
| 2013 | Corrida San Felipe y Santiago | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:51 min |
| 2014 | Corrida de San Fernando | Maldonado, Uruguay | 3rd | 10,000 m | 30:07 min |
| 2014 | Corrida Doble San Antonio | Piriápolis, Uruguay | 2nd | 8,000 m | 25:00 min |
| 2014 | Maratón de Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Marathon | 2:19:33 hrs |
| 2014 | Corré Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Half marathon | 1:04:55 hrs |
| 2014 | Media Maratón de Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Half marathon | 1:06:58 hrs |
| 2014 | Reebok 10 km | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:58 min |