Aguelmis Rojas de Armas also Aquelmis Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɣelmis ˈroxas]; born March 28, 1978) is a male long-distance runner from Cuba. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished in 47th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:21.59. Rojas set his personal best (2:14.15) in the marathon on April 18, 2004, in Havana.

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Aguelmis Rojas

During the Corré Montevideo 21km run
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Full name	Aguelmis Rojas de Armas
Born	March 28, 1978 (1978-03-28) (age 46)
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Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Cuba CAC Championships 2005 Nassau 10,000 metres

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A Cuban exile since March 2009, he was nationalized Uruguayan in August 2014 and is competing for Uruguay since late 2014.

He finished fourth in the men's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, he set the Cuban record of 1:03:48 for the half marathon, although he finished in 55th place. Aside from road competitions, he occasionally runs on the track and was the winner of the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.