Martín Pitayo

Martín Pitayo Martínez (born January 10, 1960) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also won the 1990 Chicago Marathon, clocking 2:09:41, just a couple of steps ahead of Antoni Niemczak whose second place finish was recorded with the same finishing time.

Ptayo won the 1990 Chicago Marathon by trading the lead with Toni Niemczak to overcome the 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) winds. He overtook Niemczak with just five yards remaining in the race.

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