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 Torreon, Coahuila, and recorded a time of 2:14:20 hours.

Personal bests

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
2000	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	5th (h)	800m	1:58.95
2001	World Cross Country Championships (U20)	Oostende, Belgium	47th	7.7 km	27:53
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	5th	800 m	1:49.54
			3rd	1500 m	3:47.62
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	800m	1:51.97
			2nd	1500m	3:51.16
	Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships	Southampton, Bermuda	1st	7.6 km	25:03
2002	World Cross Country Championships (U20)	Dublin, Ireland	22nd	7.974 km	24:57
	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	9th	800 m	1:50.98
			6th	1500 m	3:50.87
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	800 m	1:52.36
			1st	1500 m	3:45.20 CR
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	8th	1500m	3:44.97
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	1500 m	3:43.71
2003	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St George's, Grenada	1st	1500 m	3:44.78
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	1500m	3:47.67
2005	NACAC Cross Country Championships	Clermont, Florida, United States	1st	8 km	25:06
	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	57th	4.196 km	12:35
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	5000 m	14:22.57
2006	NACAC Cross Country Championships	Clermont, Florida, United States	1st	8 km	25:17
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	62nd	4 km	11:37
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	1500 m	3:42.52
			1st	5000 m	14:09.08
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	1500 m	3:37.88
			2nd	5000 m	13:30.87
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	8th (sf)	1500m	3:41.17
			14th	5000m	13:59.86
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	5000m	13:19.79
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th	10,000m	28:31.40
2010	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	62nd	11.611 km	35:29
			20th	11.611 km (Team)	391 pts
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	1500 m	3:44.85
			1st	5000 m	13:44.41
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	1st	5000 m	14:13.77
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (h)	3000 m	7:54.07
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	8th	5000m	13:45.30
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	5000 m	14:08.19
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	—	10,000m	DNF
2014	New York City Half Marathon	New York, United States	4th	13.1 MI	1:01:46
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	3000 m	7:59.50
	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	1st	5000m	14:22.24 A
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	1st	5000m	14:15.98
			1st	10,000m	29:13.63 A