José Carlos Villarreal

Carlos Villarreal
Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Villarreal Peinado
Born	May 10, 1997 (age 24); Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	800 metres; 1500 metres; Mile; 3000 metres;
University team	Arizona Wildcats
Club
Coached by	Dathan Ritzenhein
Medal record
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
	Updated on August 9, 2019.

José Carlos Villarreal Peinado (born 10 May 1997) is a Mexican middle distance runner. He is the 2019 Pan American Games champion at 1500 meters.^[1]

He moved to the United States with his family at age 6, graduating from Rio Rico High School in Rio Rico, Arizona. He converted to middle distance running from the 400 meters. On his 17th birthday, he led his high school team to the AIA Division 3 Track & Field state championship, winning the 800 meters and 1600 meters (in record time). He was also state champion in cross country.^[2]

Next, he ran for the University of Arizona.^[3]

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

800 metres – 1:46.70 (Tucson 2018)
1500 metres – 3:37.22 (Azusa 2019)
Mile – 3:58.64 (Los Angeles 2020)
3000 metres – 8:42.84 (Tucson 2018)
5000 metres – 14:07.05 (Palo Alto 2019)

Indoor

1500 metres – 3:41.48 (New York 2020)
Mile – 3:56.77 (New York 2020)

References[]

^ "Carlos Villarreal Wins Pan Am 1500m Gold After Missing NCAA Final - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org.
^ Bloom, Marc (November 18, 2014). "Carlos Villarreal Trades Hoops for Running". Runner's World.
^ "Carlos Villarreal - Track and Field". University of Arizona Athletics.

External links[]

José Carlos Villarreal at World Athletics

[1] "Carlos Villarreal Wins Pan Am 1500m Gold After Missing NCAA Final - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org.

[2] Bloom, Marc (November 18, 2014). "Carlos Villarreal Trades Hoops for Running". Runner's World.

[3] "Carlos Villarreal - Track and Field". University of Arizona Athletics.

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