Juan Luis Barrios

Juan Luis Barrios Nieves (born June 24, 1983) is a Mexican runner. 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. 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.

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. He made his debut over the marathon distance in March 2011, running at the LALA International Marathon in Torreón, and recorded a time of 2:14:20 hours.

Personal bests

Outdoor 800 m: 1:48.43 min A – Mexico City, Mexico, May 22, 2004 1500 m: 3:37.71 min – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25, 2007 One mile: 3:57.34 min – Dublin, Ireland, July 17, 2013 3000m: 7:37.64 min – Rieti, Italy, August 27, 2006 5000m: 13:09.81 min – New York City, United States, June 11, 2011 10,000m: 27:28.82 min – Wageningen, Netherlands, May 30, 2012 Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrs – Marugame, Japan, March 15, 2015 Marathon: 02:10:55 hrs – Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2018

International competitions