Lucirio Antonio Garrido Acosta (born 8 April 1992) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. Coming from a well-known Venezuelan athletics family, he is a son of a former runner Lucirio Garrido Jr., who is also his coach, grandson of

Lucirio Garrido Lucirio Garrido is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase and the 5000 metres. He is the first of a dynasty of Venezuelan international athletes, including his son, Lucirio Garrido Jr. and his grand ...

Sr., and brother of hurdler Lucirio Francisco Garrido.

International competitions

¹Did no start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

– 1:46.02 (Medellín 2017) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 3:47.35 (Barinas 2017)

References

1992 births Living people Venezuelan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in athletics South American Championships in Athletics winners South American Games gold medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub