Carlos Díaz (athlete)

Carlos Díaz
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Martín Díaz del Río
Born (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993
Santiago, Chile
Sport
Country Chile
SportAthletics
Event1500 metresMarathon
Medal record
Pan American Games
2019 Lima5000 m
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba1500 m
2022 Asunción10,000 m
South American Championships
2015 Lima1500 m
2023 São Paulo10,000 m
2017 Luque1500 m
2021 Guayaquil10,000 m
Ibero-American Championships
2012 Barquisimeto1500 m
2014 São Paulo1500 m

Carlos Martín Díaz del Río (born 9 July 1993) is a Chilean middle and long-distance runner. He holds the Chilean national record for the indoor and outdoor 1500 metres, the indoor 3000 metres, the 10,000 metres, the half marathon and the marathon. He was the gold medallist in the event at the South American Championships in Athletics in 2015.

Díaz rose through the age categories, taking the South American Youth title in 2010, a South American Junior bronze in 2011, then a gold medal at the South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 2014. As a senior athlete he is a two-time medallist at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and won a bronze at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.