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Arturo Barrios Flores (born December 12, 1962)
is a Mexican long-distance
runner. He was born in Ciudad de México,
Distrito
Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988
Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m (27:08.23,
set on August 18, 1989). Barrios' record was not broken until 1993
when Richard
Chelimo ran 27:07.91 in Stockholm. This mark still stands as the North
American record and the National Record of Mexico[1].
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 National Records of Mexico for those
two events[2].
In 1992 he participated in the 6th IAAF World
Cup in Athletics, running the 5000m with a time of 13:50.95,
finishing in second place.
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.
Starting in 1989, the Arturo Barrios Invitational road race in
Chula Vista, California carries
his name[3].
Personal
records
| Time |
Distance |
Date |
Location |
| One Hour |
21.101 km |
30 March 1991 |
La Fléche, France |
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