Juan Luis Barrios

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Juan Luis Barrios
Juan Luis Barrios PanAm2015.jpg
Barrios at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full nameJuan Luis Barrios Nieves
Born (1983-06-24) June 24, 1983 (age 40)
Mexico City, Mexico [1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event800 m – marathon
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 5,000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 5,000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 5,000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 10,000 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 San Salvador 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Xalapa 5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Xalapa 10000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 10000 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Morelia 5000 m
Updated on December 17, 2014.

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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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

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2000 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) San Juan, Puerto Rico 5th (h)800m1:58.95
2001 World Cross Country Championships (U20) Ostend, Belgium 47th7.7 km 27:53
Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 5th800 m 1:49.54
3rd1500 m 3:47.62
Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 2nd800m1:51.97
2nd1500m3:51.16
Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Southampton, Bermuda 1st7.6 km 25:03
2002 World Cross Country Championships (U20) Dublin, Ireland 22nd7.974 km 24:57
Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 9th800 m 1:50.98
6th1500 m 3:50.87
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd800 m1:52.36
1st1500 m3:45.20 CR
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 8th1500m 3:44.97
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st1500 m 3:43.71
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St George's, Grenada 1st1500 m 3:44.78
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th1500m 3:47.67
2004 North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships Akron, United States1stMarathon relay2:05:35
2005 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 1st8 km25:06
World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 57th4.196 km 12:35
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st5000 m 14:22.57
2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 1st8 km25:17
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 62nd4 km 11:37
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1st1500 m 3:42.52
1st5000 m 14:09.08
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd1500 m 3:37.88
2nd5000 m 13:30.87
World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th (sf)1500m 3:41.17
14th5000m 13:59.86
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th5000m 13:19.79
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 18th10,000m 28:31.40
2010 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 62nd11.611 km 35:29
20th11.611 km (Team) 391 pts
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st1500 m 3:44.85
1st5000 m 13:44.41
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 1st5000 m 14:13.77
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (h)3000 m 7:54.07
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th5000m 13:45.30
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st5000 m 14:08.19
World Championships Moscow, Russia 10,000 m DNF
2014 New York City Half Marathon New York, United States 4th13.1 MI1:01:46
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st3000 m 7:59.50
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 1st5000 m 14:22.24 A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 1st5000 m 14:15.98
1st10,000 m 29:13.63 A
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st10,000 m 30:07.49
New York City Marathon New York, United States 11thMarathon2:13:55
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rdHalf marathon 1:05:13

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References

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