José Carlos Herrera

José Carlos Herrera
Herrera in 2016
Personal information
Birth nameJosé Carlos Herrera Vargas[1]
NationalityMexico Mexican
Born (1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Updated on 10 December 2014

José Carlos Herrera Vargas (born February 5, 1986) is a Mexican sprinter.[2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metres.

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 m: 10.21 s A (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Mexico Xalapa, 29 August 2014
  • 200 m: 20.29 s – Brazil Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016
  • 400 m: 46.18 s – Mexico Monterrey, 12 March 2010
  • 800 m: 1:54.30 min – Mexico Monterrey, 14 March 2008

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
2008 NACAC U-23 Championships Toluca, México 14th (h) 200m 21.84 (wind: -1.4 m/s) A
6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.94 A
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships La Habana, Cuba 24th (h) 200m 22.16 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
18th (h) 400m 48.25
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 8th 400m 47.16
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 10th (h) 200m 21.00 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
13th (h) 400m 47.59
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 7th 200m 21.09 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th (h) 200m 21.17 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 13th (h) 200m 21.20 A (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 4th 200m 20.36 A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 5th (h) 100m 10.58 A (wind: -1.0 m/s)
3rd 200m 20.63 A (wind: -1.8 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.21 A
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf) 200 m 20.48

References

  1. ^ "José Carlos Herrera Profile". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Jose Carlos Herrera". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ HISTORIAL ATLETICO - José Carlos Herrera Vargas, Monterrey, NL, 5-Feb-1986 (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014, retrieved December 23, 2014


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