Jesús Tonatiú López Álvarez (born 2 August 1997 in Hermosillo) is a Mexican middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. Later that year he won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
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| Born | 2 August 1997 Hermosillo, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Education | University of Sonora[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
His personal best of 1:45.51 set in Culiacán in 2017 was the national record. In 2021, he eclipsed this record by clocking 1:43.44 in Atlanta, GA.[4]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Mexico
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 29th (h) | 800 m | 1:54.40 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 40th (h) | 800 m | 1:52.59 |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.70 |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:20.92 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:46.71 | |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.06 | |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | 800 m | 1:45.2 |
| 2019 | NACAC U23 Championships | Querétaro City, Mexico | 6th | 800 m | 1:55.87 |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | – | 800 m | DNF | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.77 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.17 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 6th | 800 m | 1:50.71 |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.04 | |
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 46.69 (Monterrey 2017)
- 800 metres – 1:43.44 (Atlanta, Georgia 2021) NR
References edit
- ^ "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : LOPEZ ALVAREZ Jesus Tonatiu". data.2017.gov.taipei. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ Jesús Tonatiú López at World Athletics
- ^ "Estos son los y las atletas que representarán a México en Tokio 2020". El Financiero (in Spanish). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ https://live.xpresstiming.com/meets/10458/events/364399/results
- ^ "Profile of Jesus Tonatiu LOPEZ". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
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