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Juan Luis Barrios

Juan Luis Barrios

Barrios at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
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
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m – marathon
Medal record Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 5,000 m 2015 Toronto 5,000 m 2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m 2007 Rio de Janeiro 5,000 m 2015 Toronto 10,000 m Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador 1500 m 2006 Cartagena 1500 m 2006 Cartagena 5000 m 2010 Mayagüez 1500 m 2010 Mayagüez 5000 m 2014 Xalapa 5000 m 2014 Xalapa 10000 m 2018 Barranquilla 10000 m CAC Championships 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[edit]

Outdoor[edit]

• 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[edit]

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

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