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.

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.

Luz Mery Rojas

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.

Luz Mery Rojas

Personal bests

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

Luz Mery Rojas

International competitions

National titles

Peruvian Athletics Championships

5000 m: 2017, 2018, 2023

10,000 m: 2016, 2023

Half marathon: 2022

Peruvian Under-23 Championships

10,000 m: 2014

See also

Peru at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

References

External links

1993 births

Living people

Peruvian female long-distance runners

Peruvian female cross country runners

Peruvian female steeplechase runners

Peruvian female marathon runners

Pan American Games competitors for Peru

Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games

South American Games competitors for Peru

Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games

World Athletics Championships athletes for Peru