# 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
### Outdoor

* 800 m: 1:48.43 min A – Ciudad de México, May 22, 2004
* 1500 m: 3:37.71 min – Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2007
* One mile: 3:57.34 min – Dublin, July 17, 2013
* 3000m: 7:37.64 min – Rieti, August 27, 2006
* 5000m: 13:09.81 min – New York, New York, June 11, 2011
* 10,000m: 27:28.82 min – Wageningen, May 30, 2012
* Half marathon: 1:00:40 hrs – Marugame, March 15, 2015
* Marathon: 02:10:55 hrs – Tokyo, Feb 25, 2018

## International competitions

| 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) | Ostend, Belgium | 47th | 7.7 km | 27:53 |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 5th | 800 m | 1:49.54 |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:47.62 |
| 2001 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | 800m | 1:51.97 |
| 2001 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | 1500m | 3:51.16 |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 9th | 800 m | 1:50.98 |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 6th | 1500 m | 3:50.87 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 800 m | 1:52.36 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 1500 m | 3:45.20 CR |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 8th | 1500m | 3:44.97 |
| 2002 | 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 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th | 1500m | 3:47.67 |
| 2004 | North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships | Akron, United States | 1st | Marathon relay | 2:05:35 |
| 2005 | NACAC Cross Country Championships | Clermont, Florida, United States | 1st | 8 km | 25:06 |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Galmier, France | 57th | 4.196 km | 12:35 |
| 2005 | 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 |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 62nd | 4 km | 11:37 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 1500 m | 3:42.52 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 14:09.08 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:37.88 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:30.87 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th (sf) | 1500m | 3:41.17 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 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 |
| 2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20th | 11.611 km (Team) | 391 pts |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.85 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 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 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 5000m | 13:45.30 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 1st | 5000 m | 14:08.19 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | — | 10,000 m | DNF |
| 2014 | New York City Half Marathon | New York, United States | 4th | 13.1 MI | 1:01:46 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 3000 m | 7:59.50 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | 5000 m | 14:22.24 A |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 1st | 5000 m | 14:15.98 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 1st | 10,000 m | 29:13.63 A |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | 10,000 m | 30:07.49 |
| 2018 | New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 11th | Marathon | 2:13:55 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Half marathon | 1:05:13 |