Luis Tipán

Luis Tipán

Personal information
Full name	Luis Alfonso Tipán
Born	(1954-02-08) February 8, 1954
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Men's athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1984 Summer Olympics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Ecuador South American Games 1978 La Paz 10,000 m 1978 La Paz 5000 m 1978 La Paz 3000 m steeplechase 1982 Santa Fe 10,000 m 1982 Santa Fe Marathon Bolivarian Games 1977 La Paz 10,000 m 1977 La Paz Half marathon 1981 Barquisimeto 10,000 m 1977 La Paz 5000 m

Luis Alfonso Tipán (born February 8, 1954) is a retired male athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the long-distance running events during his career.

He represented his native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Tipán set his personal best (2:28:30) in the men's marathon on August 14, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ecuador
1972	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	3000 m	9:05.2
1977	Bolivarian Games	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	5000 m	15:50.2 A
			1st	10,000 m	32:24.77 A
			1st	Half marathon	1:12:02 A
1978	Southern Cross Games	La Paz, Bolivia	2nd	5000 m	15:56.54
			1st	10,000 m	33:28.14 A
			2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:07.39
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	9th	5000 m	14:29.1
			9th	10,000 m	30:15.1
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:29.4
	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	10,000 m	30:09.93
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	10,000 m	29:47.0
			2nd	Marathon	2:27:00
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	53rd	Marathon	2:28:30
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	46th (h)	5000 m	14:52.43
			34th (h)	10,000 m	30:07.49

References

• Luis Tipán at World Athletics
• sports-reference