Jesús Herrera
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Mexico | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
1980 Nassau | 3000 m steeplechase | |
1980 Nassau | 5000 m | |
CAC Junior Championships (U17) | ||
1978 Xalapa | 3000 m | |
1978 Xalapa | 1000 m |
Jesús Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico.
Career
He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:58, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 1000 m | 2:38.8 A |
1st | 3000 m | 9:04.4 A | |||
1980 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 1500 m | 3:53.7 |
2nd | 5000 m | 14:27.4 | |||
1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.8 | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 36th | Marathon | 2:20:33 |
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | 10,000m | 29:51.09 A |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 11th | Marathon | 2:13:58 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Herrera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18.
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Mexican male long-distance runners
- Mexican male steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes of Mexico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- 20th-century Mexican people
- Mexican athletics biography stubs