Arturo Barrios

Mexican long-distance runner

For the Chilean politician, see Arturo Barrios Oteiza.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Barrios and the second or maternal family name is  Flores.

Arturo Barrios Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
| 1987 Indianapolis | 5000 metres
| 1991 Havana | 5000 metres
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
| 1980 Nassau | 1500 m
| 1980 Nassau | 5000 m
| 1980 Nassau | 10,000 m
Pan American Junior Championships
| 1980 Sudbury | 5000 m
| 1980 Sudbury | 2000 m s'chase

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]

## Career

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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 for the Aggies. 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

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Distance | Time | Date | Venue

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1500 metres | 3:37.61 | 13 August 1989 | Hengelo, Netherlands
3000 metres | 7:35.71 | 10 July 1989 | Nice, France
5000 metres | 13:07.79 | 14 July 1989 | London, United Kingdom
10,000 metres | 27:08.23 | 18 August 1989 | Berlin, Germany
15,000 metres | 42:36 | 29 July 1986 | Portland, Oregon
20,000 metres | 56:55.6 | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France
Time | Distance | Date | Location

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One Hour | 21.101 km | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France

## Achievements

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Mexico
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

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1. ^ http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf Progression of IAAF World Records
2. ^ 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
3. ^ 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
4. ^ https://www.arrs.run/HP_BtB12.htm Bay to Breakers winners
5. ^ "EVENTS: Arturo Barrios Run / Walk". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-01-14. Arturo Barrios race information
6. ^ Norcross, Don (September 29, 2006). "Adiós, Barrios". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved 6 May 2010.

## External links

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* Arturo Barrios at World Athletics
* The history of the Hour run
* Youtube video of 10,000 m World Record

Records

Preceded by

Fernando Mamede

|  Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder
August 18, 1989 – July 5, 1993  | Succeeded by

Richard Chelimo

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Pan American Champions in men's 5000 metres

* 1951:  Ricardo Bralo (ARG)
* 1955:  Osvaldo Suárez (ARG)
* 1959:  Bill Dellinger (USA)
* 1963:  Osvaldo Suárez (ARG)
* 1967:  Van Nelson (USA)
* 1971:  Steve Prefontaine (USA)
* 1975:  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)
* 1979:  Matt Centrowitz (USA)
* 1983:  Eduardo Castro (MEX)
* 1987:  Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1991:  Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1995:  Armando Quintanilla (MEX)
* 1999:  David Galván (MEX)
* 2003:  Hudson de Souza (BRA)
* 2007:  Ed Moran (USA)
* 2011:  Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
* 2015:  Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
* 2019:  Fernando Martínez (MEX)
* 2023:  Kasey Knevelbaard (USA)

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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 1500 metres

* 1926: Modesto Careaga (MEX)
* 1930: Darío Álvarez (CUB)
* 1935: Delfino Campos (MEX)
* 1938: Guy Grant (JAM)
* 1946: Wilfred Tull (TRI)
* 1950–54: Frank Prince (PAN)
* 1959: Harvey Borrero (COL)
* 1962–66: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
* 1970: Byron Dyce (JAM)
* 1974–78: Luis Medina (CUB)
* 1982: Eduardo Castro (MEX)
* 1986: Jacinto Navarrete (COL)
* 1990: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1993: José López (VEN)
* 1998: Héctor Torres (MEX)
* 2002–10: Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
* 2014: Andy González (CUB)
* 2018–23: Fernando Martínez (MEX)

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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 5000 metres

* 1926: Eduardo Quintanar (MEX)
* 1930: Felipe Jardines (MEX)
* 1935: Mariano Ramírez (MEX)
* 1938: Guy Grant (JAM)
* 1946: Manny Ramjohn (TRI)
* 1950: Francisco Hernández (MEX)
* 1954: Mateo Flores (GUA)
* 1959: Isidro Segura (MEX)
* 1962: Eligio Galicia (MEX)
* 1966: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
* 1970: Mario Pérez (MEX)
* 1974: Víctor Mora (COL)
* 1978: Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)
* 1982: Eduardo Castro (MEX)
* 1986: Mauricio González (MEX)
* 1990: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1993: Isaac García (MEX)
* 1998–2002: Pablo Olmedo (MEX)
* 2006–14: Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)
* 2018: José Mauricio González (MEX)
* 2023: Héctor Pagán Ortíz (PUR)

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USA Championship winners in the men's 10K run

* 1978: Bill Rodgers
* 1979: Herb Lindsay
* 1980: Not held
* 1981: Not held
* 1982: Bob Hodge
* 1983: Steve McCormack
* 1984: Mark Finucane
* 1985: Keith Brantly
* 1986: Dirk Lakeman
* 1987: Keith Brantly
* 1988: Ed Eyestone
* 1989: Keith Brantly
* 1990: Harry Scott Green
* 1991: Gordon Sanders
* 1992: John Trautmann
* 1993: Ed Eyestone
* 1994: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1995: Keith Brantly
* 1996: Matt Giusto
* 1997: Todd Williams
* 1998: Dan Browne
* 1999: Philemon Hanneck
* 2000: Scott Strand
* 2001: Nick Rogers
* 2002: Ryan Kirkpatrick
* 2003: Bob Kennedy
* 2004: Chad Pearson
* 2005: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2006: Not held
* 2007–09: Abdihakem Abdirahman
* 2010: Ed Moran
* 2011: Ben True
* 2012: Not held
* 2013: Matt Tegenkamp
* 2014: Christo Landry
* 2015–16: Not held
* 2017: Leonard Korir
* 2018: Bernard Lagat
* 2019–20: Not held

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