James Eichberger

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James Eichberger
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (1990-04-08) April 8, 1990 (age 35)
Greenbrae, California, United States
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 Meters

James Eichberger (born 4 August 1990) is a Mexican middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

He finished fourth at the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships, seventh at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships, fourth at the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships, seventh at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and eighth at the 2014 Ibero-American Championships. He also competed at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 Pan American Games without reaching the final. [1]

His personal best times were 1:45.88 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 2013 in Ninove; and 3:46.69 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in March 2012 in Tucson. Indoors he ran the 800 metres in 1:48.43 minutes in January 2011 in Fayetteville. This is the Mexican indoor record. [1]

Eichberger competed for Catalina High School and the Arizona Wildcats track and field team. [2] [3] He was an All-American runner for Arizona, finishing 5th in the distance medley relay at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 James Eichberger at World Athletics
  2. "Sprinting his way to a fine future". Tucson Citizen (Tucson, Arizona). 16 May 2008. p. 23. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. "Eichberger draws national looks". Tucson Citizen (Tucson, Arizona). 16 May 2008. p. 27. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.