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Manuel José Daniel Balmaceda Olavarrieta (born 5 May 1967) is a retired Chilean middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships. In addition, he represented his country in the 1500 metres at the 1987 World Championships without advancing from the first round.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chile
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	24th (h)	800 m	1:51.03
			21st (h)	1500 m	3:51.97
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	800 m	1:51.88
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	800 m	1:49.77
			1st	1500 m	3:52.4
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.94
1986	Pan American Junior Championships	Winter Park, United States	1st	1500 m	1:50.41
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	@nd	800 m	1:48.91
	South American Junior Championships	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	1500 m	4:07.7
	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	5th	800 m	1:51.82
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	800 m	1:47.98
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	4th	800 m	1:47.37
			12th	1500 m	3:52.73
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	8th	800 m	1:51.77
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	36th (h)	1500 m	3:49.52
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	1500 m	3:47.43
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.64
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	800 m	1:47.66
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.50
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	9th (h)	800 m	1:52.05
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.41
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (h)	800 m	1:52.85
1994	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	3rd	800 m	1:51.57
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	30th (h)	800 m	1:54.07
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	800 m	1:51.38

Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.29 (Manresa 1987)
• 1500 metres – 3:44.60 (Zagreb 1987)

References

1. Manuel Balmaceda at World Athletics

External links

• Manuel Balmaceda at Tilastopaja (registration required)

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