José Luíz Barbosa, known as Zequinha Barbosa (born May 27, 1961) is a Brazilian former

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 ...

who specialized in the 800 metres. José participated in 4 Olympic Games: 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Soul Korea; 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta. He is the 1987 World Indoor Champion, and a two-time

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medallist, winning silver in 1991 and bronze in 1987. 1995 Pan American gold medalist 800m 1987 Silver medalist, 1983 Silver medalist 800m and Silver 4x400m. Jose was ranked number one in the world in the 800m in 1991.

Career

Born in

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, Mato Grosso do Sul, Barbosa won the silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in

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. A few weeks before, Barbosa had won the 800m race at the prestigious Letzigrund meeting in Zurich. He travelled to Tokyo as the favourite but lost to Billy Konchellah from

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, who overtook him on the

home straight {{about, the element of a track, , Straight (disambiguation) In many forms of racing, a straight or stretch is a part of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend or curve. The ...

. Shortly after the championships, Barbosa ran the fastest time of the year in Rieti, where he clocked 1 minute 43.08 secs. This remained his personal best throughout the remainder of his career. A year later he placed fourth in the Olympic final. Earlier in his career, Barbosa had won a bronze medal at the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 ...

in Rome, and finished sixth in the 800m final at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul. Barbosa celebrated his greatest indoor success at the

1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States from March 6 to March 8, 1987. The championship had previously been known as the World Indoor Games, which were held once before changing the name. Bein ...

in Indianapolis, where he won gold over 800m. At the

1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, i ...

in Toronto he entered the 800m final as a favourite but dropped out after colliding with Nico Motchebon. Barbosa was head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Granite Hills High School in

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for 5 1/2 years. Barbosa was also the Men's Cross Country and Track and Field coach for Mesa College in

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, CA. On December 1, 2021, he was named the Cross Country and track assistant coach at Bellevue University Nebraska.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor * 400 metres – 45.9h (Sǎo Paulo 1983) *

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 t ...

– 1:43.08 (Rieti 1991) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:17.36 (Nice 1985) *

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 Athle ...

– 3:37.04 (Grosseto 1991) Indoor *

600 metres The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *h = h ...

– 1:16.82 (Karlsruhe 1986) *

– 1:45.43 (Piraeus 1989) *

– 2:20.77 (Madrid 1989)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbosa, Jose Luiz 1961 births Living people People from Três Lagoas Sportspeople from Mato Grosso do Sul Brazilian male middle-distance runners Brazilian male sprinters Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil World Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people