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Juan Luis Barrios

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Juan Luis Barrios
Barrios at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full nameJuan Luis Barrios Nieves
Born (1983-06-24) June 24, 1983 (age 41)
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m – marathon
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 5,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 5,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 5,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 10,000 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Xalapa 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Xalapa 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 10000 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 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.

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

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Outdoor

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  • 800 m: 1:48.43 min AMexico Ciudad de México, May 22, 2004
  • 1500 m: 3:37.71 minBrazil Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2007
  • One mile: 3:57.34 minRepublic of Ireland Dublin, July 17, 2013
  • 3000m: 7:37.64 minItaly Rieti, August 27, 2006
  • 5000m: 13:09.81 minUnited States New York, New York, June 11, 2011
  • 10,000m: 27:28.82 minNetherlands Wageningen, May 30, 2012
  • Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrsJapan Marugame, March 15, 2015
  • Marathon: 02:10:55 hrsJapan Tokyo, Feb 25, 2018

International competitions

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Central American and Caribbean Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
  4. ^ CAC Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
  5. ^ NACAC Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
  6. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (March 7, 2011). Kimaiyo clocks fastest-ever Marathon in Latin America. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-08.
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