Arturo Barrios

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold	1991 Havana	5.000 metres

Arturo Barrios (born December 12, 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican long-distance runner. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10.000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10,000 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.

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.

In 1992 he participated in the 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, running the 5,000m with a time of 13:50.95, finishing in second place.

Barrios became a United States citizen in September of 1994. Barrios graduated from Texas A&M University in 1985 where he competed in track and cross country.

[edit] Personal records

Distance	Time	Date	Location
1,500 meters	3:37.61	13 August 1989	Hengelo, Netherlands
3,000 meters	7:35.71	10 July 1989	Nice, France
5,000 meters	13:07.79	14 July 1989	London, United Kingdom
10,000 meters	27:08.23	18 August 1989	Berlin, Germany
15,000 meters	42:36	29 July 1986	Portland, Oregon
20,000 meters	56:55.6	30 March 1991	La Fléche, France