Arturo Barrios
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Representing  Mexico
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| Pan American Games | ||
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1987 Indianapolis | 5000 metres |
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1991 Havana | 5000 metres |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1980 Nassau | 1500 m |
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1980 Nassau | 5000 m |
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1980 Nassau | 10,000 m |
| Pan American Junior Championships | ||
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1980 Sudbury | 5000 m |
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1980 Sudbury | 2000 m s'chase |
Arturo Barrios Flores (born December 12, 1962) is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.
Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at the 10,000 m (27:08.23, set on August 18, 1989 at the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) in Berlin, Germany). Barrios' record was not broken until 1993 when Richard Chelimo ran 27:07.91 in . This mark stood as the North American record until May 1, 2010, and still stands as the national record of Mexico.
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. That performance also still stands as the North American records and the Mexican record for those two events.
In 1992 he participated in the World Cup in Athletics, running the 5000 m with a time of 13:50.95, finishing in second place.
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