Career
He began his training when he was fifteen years old. In 1967 he was named athlete of the year in Ecuador. He was the first Ecuadorian athlete to qualify for the Olympics.
In 1968 he represented Ecuador in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in Mexico City, competing in the marathon.
See official results at, Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men"s marathon. In 1969 he broke the South American record for the half marathon completing it in one hour, eight minutes, and fifteen seconds.