Rosa Chacha

Rosa Chacha
Chacha in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRosa Alba Chacha Chacha
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 43)
Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportAthletics
Event
Marathon
Updated on 12 May 2014

Rosa Alba Chacha Chacha (born 8 December 1982) is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner. She is a four-time Olympian in the marathon and is the national record holder in the half marathon. She is the 2022 South American Games marathon champion.

Career

Chacha ran her first race when she was eight years old. She won the 2011 Buenos Aires Marathon with a time of 2:37.22. She qualified for the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished eighth.

Chacha competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 83rd with a time of 2:40:57, a seasonal best. She then won the 2013 South American Marathon Championships in Buenos Aires. At the 2014 South American Half Marathon Championships, she finished second to Carmen Martínez. She placed seventh in the marathon at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Chacha represented Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon and finished 100th with a time of 2:48:52. She then finished 32nd in the marathon at the 2017 World Championships. At the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships, she finished 56th with a time of 1:14:19.

Chacha finished fourth in the marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games with a personal best time of 2:32:45. She represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she finished 41st with a time of 2:36:44.

Chacha won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 South American Games and qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games. She won the bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2022 Bolivarian Games. At the Pan American Games, she finished fifth with a time of 2:31:01.

Chacha set the national record at the 2023 Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:26:34 and also met the qualification standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the Olympic Games, she finished 73rd with a time of 2:42:14.

Personal life

Chacha was born in Ambato but moved to Quito, where her mother worked at a farm. She has four siblings. She is coached by her husband, and they have one daughter.

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ecuador
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 5000 m 17:44.04 min
1st 10,000 m 36:23.73 min
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia — 5000 m DNF
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 3rd 5000 m 17:48.63 min
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 3rd 10,000 m 35:58.8 min (ht)
South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 5000 m 16:17.75 min A
4th 10,000 m 34:51.14 min A
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 3rd 5000 m 18:32.04 min
2nd 10,000 m 36:54.21 min
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rd 8 km 27:25.2 min
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 8th 5000 m 16:39.16 min
2011 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay 11th 8 km 29:23.6 min
ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 10,000 m 35:37.64 min
South American Half Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Half marathon 1:13:45 hrs
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 8th Marathon 2:48:40 hrs A
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 83rd Marathon 2:40:57 hrs
2013 South American Marathon Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:42:57 hrs
2014 South American Half Marathon Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Half marathon 1:19:47 hrs
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 4th Half marathon 1:17:52 hrs
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th Marathon 2:32:45 hrs
World Championships Doha, Qatar – Marathon DNF
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 41st Marathon 2:36:44 hrs
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 3rd Half marathon 1:16:43 hrs
World Championships Eugene, United States – Marathon DNF
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Marathon 2:34:26 hrs
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 6th 10,000 m 35:06.0 min
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 51st Marathon 2:42:00 hrs
World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia 43rd Half marathon 1:14:54 hrs
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 5th Marathon 2:31:01 hrs

References

  1. ↑ "Rosa Chacha". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Molina, Gabriela (18 April 2024). "Ecuador: Rosa Alba Chacha, la maratonista olímpica que desafía al tiempo con esfuerzo y disciplina". The Associated Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rosalba Chacha ganó la maratón de Buenos Aires". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Women's Marathon Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Rosa Chacha acabó en el puesto 83 de la Maratón y se despide de los JJ.OO". El Universo (in Spanish). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Rosa Alba Chacha, la maratonista de los cuatro Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". El Comercio (in Spanish). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ecuatorianos dominan la media maratón de Asunción". La Republica (in Spanish). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Rosalba Chacha finalizó séptima en la maratón que ganó la peruana Tejeda". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Results: Marathon Women – Final" (PDF). IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "World Half Marathon Championships Results Women" (PDF). IAAF. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Women's Marathon Results (PDF) (Report). 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Samantha Arévalo se clasifica a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos". Hola News. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. 1 2 Santos, Manuela (25 April 2023). "Rosalba Chacha, el claro ejemplo de que nada es imposible". Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rosa Alba Chacha, quinta en la maratón femenina de los Panamericanos". Primicias (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Women's Marathon medal results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2026.