Luz Mery Rojas

Luz Mery Rojas

Personal information
Full name	Luz Mery Rojas Llanco
Nationality	Peruvian
Born	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31)
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Peru
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
World finals	2023: 10,000 m
Medal record Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 10,000 m South American Championships 2023 São Paulo 10,000 m 2023 Lima 5000 m Ibero-American Championships 2018 Trujillo 5000 m South American Games 2018 Cochabamba 5000 m 2022 Asunciòn 5000 m 2022 Asunciòn 10,000 m

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3][4]

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.^[2]

• 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^[2]

Representing  Peru

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2010	South American Cross Country Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Youth race	10:07.4
			1st	Youth team	3 pts	[5]
	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
			11th	Junior team	218 pts	[6]
	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	5000 m	17:16.70
			1st	3000 m s'chase	10:53.59
	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
			1st	Junior team	8 pts	[7]
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
			10th	Team	3:39:46	[8]
	Pan American Cross Country Cup	Caraballeda, Venezuela	3rd	Senior race	38:04
			1st	Team	17 pts	[9]
2017	South American Championships	Luque, Paraguay	4th	5000 m	16:35.20
	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
			8th	Team	3:35:52	[10]
	Pan American Cross Country Cup	Opico, El Salvador	3rd	Senior race	35:07
			1st	Team	28 pts	[11]
	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	5000 m	17:09.59
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	1st	5000 m	16:08.77
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	5000 m	15:46.27
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	7th	5000 m	15:46.52
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	Half marathon	1:15:22.94
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	5000 m	15:49.85
			3rd	10,000 m	33:50.44
2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	10,000 m	34:25.0
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	19th	10,000 m	33:19.61
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	10,000 m	33:12.99

• Peruvian Athletics Championships^[2]
  • 5000 m: 2017, 2018, 2023
  • 10,000 m: 2016, 2023
  • Half marathon: 2022
• Peruvian Under-23 Championships
  • 10,000 m: 2014

• Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

• Luz Mery Rojas at World Athletics
• Luz Mery Rojas at ARRS