Juan Luis Barrios
Mexican runner (born 1983)
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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.
Barrios at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Luis Barrios Nieves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 24, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 m – marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Torreón, and recorded a time of 2:14:20 hours.[6]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 m: 1:48.43 min A – Mexico City, Mexico, May 22, 2004
- 1500 m: 3:37.71 min – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25, 2007
- One mile: 3:57.34 min – Dublin, Ireland, July 17, 2013
- 3000m: 7:37.64 min – Rieti, Italy, August 27, 2006
- 5000m: 13:09.81 min – New York City, United States, June 11, 2011
- 10,000m: 27:28.82 min – Wageningen, Netherlands, May 30, 2012
- Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrs – Marugame, Japan, March 15, 2015
- Marathon: 02:10:55 hrs – Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2018
