Arturo Barrios Flores (born December 12, 1962, in Mexico City) is a Mexican and American long-distance runner who set the 10,000 m world record in 1989, the one hour world record in 1991, and the 20,000 m world record en route to the one hour run world record.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | ||
Representing  Mexico
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| Pan American Games | ||
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1987 Indianapolis | 5000 metres |
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1991 Havana | 5000 metres |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1980 Nassau | 1500 m |
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1980 Nassau | 5000 m |
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1980 Nassau | 10,000 m |
| Pan American Junior Championships | ||
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1980 Sudbury | 5000 m |
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1980 Sudbury | 2000 m s'chase |
Career edit
Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at the 10,000 m (27:08.23, set on August 18, 1989, at the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) in Berlin, Germany). Barrios' record was not broken until 1993 when Richard Chelimo ran 27:07.91 in Stockholm. This mark stood as the North American record until May 1, 2010, and still stands as the national record of Mexico.[2]
On March 30, 1991, Barrios set world records at one hour (21.101 km) and 20,000 m (56:55.6). These records stood until June 2007, when they were broken by Haile Gebrselassie. Barrios' 1991 performance makes him the first man ever to run a half-marathon distance in less than one hour; the first to do so in an actual half-marathon competition was Moses Tanui in 1993. That performance also still stands as the North American records and the Mexican record for those two events.[3]
In 1992 he participated in the World Cup in Athletics, running the 5000 m with a time of 13:50.95, finishing in second place.
Between 1987 and 1990, Barrios won the San Francisco Bay to Breakers race, considered the largest footrace in the world, four consecutive times.[4]
Barrios became a United States citizen in September 1994. Barrios graduated from Texas A&M University in 1985 where he competed in track and cross country. Barrios was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
The annual Arturo Barrios Invitational 5K and 10K road races in Chula Vista, California, launched in 1989,[5] were held for the last time in 2006.[6]
Personal records edit
| Distance | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 meters | 3:37.61 | 13 August 1989 | Hengelo, Netherlands |
| 3000 meters | 7:35.71 | 10 July 1989 | Nice, France |
| 5000 meters | 13:07.79 | 14 July 1989 | London, United Kingdom |
| 10,000 meters | 27:08.23 | 18 August 1989 | Berlin, Germany |
| 15000 meters | 42:36 | 29 July 1986 | Portland, Oregon |
| 20000 meters | 56:55.6 | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France |
| Time | Distance | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hour | 21.101 km | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France |
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Mexico
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| 1980 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 1500 m | 3:49.8 |
| 1st | 5000 m | 14:26.4 | |||
| 1st | 10000 m | 31:20.4 | |||
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | 5000m | 14:10.72 A |
References edit
- ^ http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf Progression of IAAF World Records
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=o/recordtype=ar/event=0/age=n/area=nam/sex=M/records.html IAAF North America Area Records
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=o/recordtype=ar/event=0/age=n/area=nam/sex=M/records.html IAAF North America Area Records
- ^ https://www.arrs.run/HP_BtB12.htm Bay to Breakers winners
- ^ "EVENTS: Arturo Barrios Run / Walk". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-01-14. Arturo Barrios race information
- ^ Norcross, Don (September 29, 2006). "Adiós, Barrios". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
