Domingo Tibaduiza
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Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes (born November 22, 1950) is a former long-distance runner from Gameza
Gámeza
Gámeza is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Sugamuxi Province a subregion of Boyaca....

, Colombia
Colombia
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, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres (1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984), the 5,000 metres (1976) and in the men's marathon (1980, 1984). He currently holds the Columbian national record
Colombian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

 for 5000 metres
5000 metres
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, 10000 metres
10000 metres
The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...

 and 20000 metres.

He won elite road races in his career, with highlights including the 1982 Berlin Marathon
Berlin Marathon
The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers is set up as a city-wide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate...

 with a time of 2:14:47, as well as the 1982 America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which is held in mid-August on the streets of San Diego, California. The race was inaugurated in 1978 and has been held every year since then...

 and the Giro al Sas
Giro al Sas
The Giro al Sas, also known as the Giro Podistico di Trento, is an annual 10-kilometre road running competition for men which takes place in October in the city of Trento, Italy....

 in 1978.

Domingo Tibaduiza and his elite distance running brother Miguel spent many years in Reno
Reno
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, Nevada
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 in the United States
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. Domingo coached at Galena High School, where his team included his family of three sons and a daughter. Among them, the family name dominated distance race results in the area for decades, as the brothers advanced into Masters age divisions and the children excelled.

He is currently in Tunja
Tunja
Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...

, Colombia training athletes for the 2012 London Olympics.
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