Juan Carlos Higuero
Juan Carlos Higuero Mate (born 3 August 1978) is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos.
At the 2006 European Championships in Athletics Higuero won two bronze medals, over 1500 and 5000 metres. It was his international major event debut in the 5000 metres. He already had two silver medals from the European Indoor Championships.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Spain | |||||
1997 | European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 6th | 5000 m | 14:31.79 |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.34 |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 6th | 1500 m | 3:44.07 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 1500 m | 3:38.91 | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | 1500 m | 3:56.71 |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:50.08 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 1500 m | 3:45.81 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 3:44.81 |
World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | 1500 m | 3:38.49 | |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.25 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.13 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:37.98 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 1500 m | 3:40.34 | |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 10th | 1500 m | 3:45.45 | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:39.62 |
3rd | 5000 m | 13:46.48 | |||
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.41 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 13th | 1500 m | 3:38.43 | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:38.82 |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th | 1500 m | 3:34.44 | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:37.33 |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 1500 m | 3:42.29 |
European Team Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 3000 m | 8:03.43 | |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:50.26 |
Personal bests[]
- 800 metres - 1:45.87 min (2007)
- 1500 metres - 3:31.57 min (2006)
- Mile - 3:52.49 min (2002)
- 3000 metres - 7:59.76 min (1999)
- 5000 metres - 13:33.65 min (2006)
External links[]
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Spanish male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Spain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Spanish athletics biography stubs