# Muriel Coneo

Muriel Coneo Paredes (March 15, 1987) is a Colombian Olympic athlete specializing in the middle-distance running events. She won multiple medals on the continental level, including the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Muriel was born on Isla Fuerte, a Caribbean island belonging to the Bolívar Department, Colombia on March 15, 1987 as the oldest of four sisters between Carlos Coneo and Alicia Paredes. She began her athletic career aged 14 when she moved to Medellin in 2002 for training and competing in the Heptathlon. Later, under guidance of Libardo Hoyos, her current coach, she began to run middle distance events including 800 m and 1500 m in which she set several national records and competed at continental and world level as a junior athlete. In 2013, she began to train for 3000 m steeplechase and the same year she placed first at the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru]. In 2017, she ran her first international 5000 m in the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays (Torrance, CA) where she set a PB of 15:41.55

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 4th | 800 m | 2:11.9 |
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 6th | 1500 m | 4:36.2 |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 800 m | 2:09.00 |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 3rd | 800 m | 2:11.14 A |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 1st | 800 m | 2:10.57 |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:36.10 |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.80 |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | 800 m | 2:05.83 |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.71 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 6th | 800 m | 2:08.27 |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 2:13.15 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:14.13 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:55.24 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:37.12 |
| 2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 800m | 2:07.78 |
| 2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 1500m | 4:25.56 |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 800 m | 2:08.99 |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 1500 m | 4:26.14 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | 800 m | 2:04.46 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 5th | 1500 m | 4:24.90 |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 800 m | 2:07.7 |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:28.92 |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 800 m | 2:07.70 |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:35.28 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 800 m | 2:07.32 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:23.38 |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:10.66 A |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:39.06 A |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 6th | 800 m | 2:05.36 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.94 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 800 m | 2:05.25 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4th | 1500 m | 4:24.16 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 6th | 800 m | 2:08.60 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 1500 m | 4:25.45 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:06.18 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 8th (h) | 1500 m | 4:28.03 |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:15.84 |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:09.91 |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:09.79 |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:00.09 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 1500 m | 4:15.66 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:05.02 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 1500 m | 4:14.42 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:22.10 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 1500 m | 4:14.84 A |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:07.94 A |
| 2015 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Barranquilla, Colombia | 7th | 7 km | 21:56 |
| 2015 | Pan American Cross Country Cup | Barranquilla, Colombia | 6th | Team - 7 km | 89 pts |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 1500 m | 4:10.14 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:53.1 |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 1500 m | 4:09.05 NR |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) | 1500 m | 4:18.14 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 34th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:55.53 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 1500 m | 4:09.35 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:04.79 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 4:09.50 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 1500 m | 4:16.46 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 5000 m | 16:16.64 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 36th (h) | 1500 m | 4:11.98 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 5000 m | 15:26.18 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:15.64 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 16:08.29 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 1500 m | 4:27.10 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 5th | 1500 m | 4:25.72 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | 5000 m | 16:13.47 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | 5000 m | 16:34.58 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 10,000 m | 33:43.00 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 6th | 1500 m | 4:11.97 |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 4th | 1500 m | 4:17.37 |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 5th | 5000 m | 16:12.69 |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:17.77 |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 3rd | 5000 m | 17:23.45 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 6th | 1500 m | 4:20.69 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 6th | 5000 m | 16:20.53 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 5000 m | 16:13.54 |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 10,000 m | 34:40.20 |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:20.82 |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 10,000 m | 34:35.0 |

## Personal bests

* 800 metres – 2:03.81 (Fortaleza, 11 May 2011)
* 1500 metres – 4:06.99 (Huelva, 3 June 2016)
* 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:43.16 (Norwalk, 15 April 2016)