Jesús Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a retired

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Career

He represented his native country at two consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:58, at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Seoul, South Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

Achievements

References

* 1962 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Mexican male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games athletes for Mexico 21st-century Mexican people 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{mexico-athletics-bio-stub