Javier Mirón (born 13 December 1999) is a Spanish middle-distance runner from Alicante.[1]

Javier Mirón
Personal information
Full nameJavier Mirón Caro
Born (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24)
Ibi, Spain, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTrack and field
Event800 m

He won the 800m at the Gran Premio Diputacion IV Memorial Jose Antonio Cansino in Castellón-MGH in August 2020 in a time of 1:46.74.[2] In September 2020 at the Spanish championship Mariano García won a close 800m in 1:47.55 from Miron who ran 1:47.76.[3]

On 9 June 2021 Miron ran 1:44.82 at a meeting in Marseilles. This time placed him as the world leader of the year, the third fastest under-23 of all time, and sixth on the all time Spanish list.[4]

Personal best

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Outdoor

  • 800 metres: 1:44.82 (Marseilles 2021)
  • 1500 metres: 3:44.93 (Madrid 2020)

Indoor

  • 800 metres: 1:45.98 (Madrid 2023)
  • 1500 metres: 3:43.75 (Valencia 2023)

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 3rd 800 m 1:54.92
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th (h) 800 m 1:50.89
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf) 800 m 1:47.89
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 5th 800 m 1:46.75

References

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  1. ^ "Javier MIRON | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Garcia-balibrea wins 1500m with 3:33.72 in Castellon | Watch Athletics". www.watchathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11.
  3. ^ "European Athletics | European Athletics". european-athletics.com.
  4. ^ "Ignacio Fontes y Javier Mirón, mínima olímpica en 1.500 y 800 metros". Europa Press. June 9, 2021.