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Juan Luis Barrios

Juan Luis Barrios

Mexican runner (born 1983)

Juan Luis Barrios Nieves (born June 24, 1983) is a Mexican runner.[2] He competed in the 5000 m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and finished seventh-eighth. He placed 14th in the same event at the 2007 and came 18th in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Nieves.

He won silver medals in the 5000 m and 1500 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games. He has won three consecutive titles in the 1500 m at the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning in 2002, 2006 and 2010.[3] He also has a threepeat in the 5000 m in 2006, 2010 and 2014, plus he added the 10,000 metres title in 2014. He has also won gold medals on the track at the Central American and Caribbean Championships.[4]

Barrios was the inaugural winner of the NACAC Cross Country Championships in 2005 and repeated the feat the following year, in addition to taking the team gold with Mexico.[5] He made his debut over the marathon distance in March 2011, running at the LALA International Marathon in Torreon, Coahuila, and recorded a time of 2:14:20 hours.[6]

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 m: 1:48.43 min A – Mexico Ciudad de México, May 22, 2004
  • 1500 m: 3:37.71 min – Brazil Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2007
  • One mile: 3:57.34 min – Republic of Ireland Dublin, July 17, 2013
  • 3000m: 7:37.64 min – Italy Rieti, August 27, 2006
  • 5000m: 13:09.81 min – United States New York, New York, June 11, 2011
  • 10,000m: 27:28.82 min – Netherlands Wageningen, May 30, 2012
  • Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrs – Japan Marugame, March 15, 2015
  • Marathon: 02:10:55 hrs – Japan Tokyo, Feb 25, 2018

International competitions

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References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Luis Barrios". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. [2]
    HISTORIAL ATLETICO – Juan Luis Barrios Nieves, México, DF, 24-jun-83 (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015, retrieved December 17, 2014
  3. [3]
    Central American and Caribbean Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
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    CAC Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
  5. [5]
    NACAC Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
  6. [6]
    Clavelo Robinson, Javier (March 7, 2011). Kimaiyo clocks fastest-ever Marathon in Latin America. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-08.
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