Mexican runner (born 1983)
Juan Luis Barrios
Barrios at the 2015 Pan American Games
Full name Juan Luis Barrios Nieves Born (1983-06-24 ) June 24, 1983 (age 41) Mexico City , Mexico [ 1] Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 65 kg (143 lb) Sport Athletics Event 800 m – marathon Updated on December 17, 2014
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Barrios and the second or maternal family name is
Nieves .
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 .
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 – Ciudad de México , May 22, 2004
1500 m: 3:37.71 min – Rio de Janeiro , July 25, 2007
One mile: 3:57.34 min – Dublin , July 17, 2013
3000m: 7:37.64 min – Rieti , August 27, 2006
5000m: 13:09.81 min – New York, New York , June 11, 2011
10,000m: 27:28.82 min – Wageningen , May 30, 2012
Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrs – Marugame , March 15, 2015
Marathon: 02:10:55 hrs – Tokyo, Feb 25, 2018
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Mexico
2000
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
San Juan , Puerto Rico
5th (h)
800m
1:58.95
2001
World Cross Country Championships (U20)
Ostend , Belgium
47th
7.7 km
27:53
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
5th
800 m
1:49.54
3rd
1500 m
3:47.62
Pan American Junior Championships
Santa Fe , Argentina
2nd
800m
1:51.97
2nd
1500m
3:51.16
Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships
Southampton , Bermuda
1st
7.6 km
25:03
2002
World Cross Country Championships (U20)
Dublin , Ireland
22nd
7.974 km
24:57
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
9th
800 m
1:50.98
6th
1500 m
3:50.87
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
Bridgetown , Barbados
2nd
800 m
1:52.36
1st
1500 m
3:45.20 CR
World Junior Championships
Kingston , Jamaica
8th
1500m
3:44.97
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador, El Salvador
1st
1500 m
3:43.71
2003
Central American and Caribbean Championships
St George's, Grenada
1st
1500 m
3:44.78
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
5th
1500m
3:47.67
2004
North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships
Akron , United States
1st
Marathon relay
2:05:35
2005
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Clermont, Florida , United States
1st
8 km
25:06
World Cross Country Championships
Saint-Galmier , France
57th
4.196 km
12:35
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
1st
5000 m
14:22.57
2006
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Clermont, Florida , United States
1st
8 km
25:17
World Cross Country Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
62nd
4 km
11:37
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena, Colombia
1st
1500 m
3:42.52
1st
5000 m
14:09.08
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2nd
1500 m
3:37.88
2nd
5000 m
13:30.87
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
8th (sf)
1500m
3:41.17
14th
5000m
13:59.86
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
7th
5000m
13:19.79
2009
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
18th
10,000m
28:31.40
2010
World Cross Country Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
62nd
11.611 km
35:29
20th
11.611 km (Team)
391 pts
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
1st
1500 m
3:44.85
1st
5000 m
13:44.41
2011
Pan American Games
Guadalajara, Mexico
1st
5000 m
14:13.77
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
10th (h)
3000 m
7:54.07
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
8th
5000m
13:45.30
2013
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Morelia, Mexico
1st
5000 m
14:08.19
World Championships
Moscow , Russia
—
10,000 m
DNF
2014
New York City Half Marathon
New York, United States
4th
13.1 MI
1:01:46
Ibero-American Championships
São Paulo, Brazil
1st
3000 m
7:59.50
Pan American Sports Festival
Ciudad de México , México
1st
5000 m
14:22.24 A
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa , México
1st
5000 m
14:15.98
1st
10,000 m
29:13.63 A
2018
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla, Colombia
1st
10,000 m
30:07.49
New York City Marathon
New York, United States
11th
Marathon
2:13:55
2023
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador, El Salvador
3rd
Half marathon
1:05:13
References
^ 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.
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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
^ Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) . GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
^ CAC Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
^ NACAC Cross Country Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (March 7, 2011). Kimaiyo clocks fastest-ever Marathon in Latin America . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-03-08.
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