Juan Carlos Zabala 1911-1983

Juan Zabala who won the Marathon in 1932 was the first South American as won a Gold Medal with the Olympics
He won a close Race ahead Samuel Ferris Freat Bitain and the later Europa Champion, Finland
His time was 2:31:36 which at that time was new OR the two other ran 2.31.56 og 2.32.12
Before the Olympic had he made a WR at 20 Km 1:04:00 and in 1931 mad he a WR at 30 KM 1:42:30
4 years later in Berlin was he 6th in the 10000 M
Olympic Others
Los Angeles 1932 Gold Marathon 2:31:36
Berlin 1936 nr 5 10000Meter
Kosice 1931 2:33:19