Luis Migueles

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Luis Migueles
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Luis Migueles in 1982
Personal information
Born (1965-04-01) 1 April 1965 (age 59)
San Salvador, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event800 m

Luis Antonio Migueles (born 1 April 1965 in San Salvador) is a retired Argentine middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 meters. [1] He represented his country at five indoor and two outdoor World Championships. In addition he won multiple medals on regional level.

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Migueles is still the Argentine record holder in several events.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1982 Southern Cross Games Rosario, Argentina 4th800 m
1983 South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st800 m1:51.10
1st1500 m3:54.3
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:19.98
South American Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 4th800 m 1:50.7
1984 Pan American Junior Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd800 m1:48.67
2nd1500 m3:50.93
South American Junior Championships Caracas, Venezuela 1st800 m1:48.9
1st1500 m3:53.01
1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.31
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 10th (h)800 m 1:53.89
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st800 m 1:46.90
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:10.21
1986 Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd800 m 1:49.19
South American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd800 m1:48.00
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 14th (h)800 m 1:51.03
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 8th (h)800 m 1:49.45
World Championships Rome, Italy 34th (h)800 m 1:49.52
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st800 m 1:47.35
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:10.36
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 6th800 m 1:52.34
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (h)800 m 1:51.58
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd800 m 1:46.97
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 8th (h)800 m 1:49.00
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 8th800 m 1:48.86
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 35th (h)800 m 1:51.42
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 5th800 m 1:48.61
9th4 × 400 m relay 3:15.00
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 20th (h)800 m 1:51.03
South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd800 m 1:52.12
4th1500 m 3:54.9

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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