Daniel Vargas (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Olympic middle-distance runner
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Place of Birth: León, Guanajuato, Mexico
About Daniel Vargas (athlete)
- Daniel de Jesús Vargas Sánchez (born March 6, 1984) is a Mexican long-distance runner.
- He competed in the marathon at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished 39th and 54th, respectively.Vargas is married to Hortensia and has one daughter.
- His brother Gualberto Vargas Sanchez is also a long-distance runner.
- His father died four days before the 2016 Houston Marathon, where he was supposed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
- Depressed, he failed to meet the qualification time, but was selected for the Olympic after a special meeting of the selection committee.
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