Jesús Tonatiú López

Jesús Tonatiú López Álvarez (born 2 August 1997 in Hermosillo) is a Mexican middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. Later that year he won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Jesús Tonatiú López
Personal information
Born (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997
Hermosillo, Mexico
EducationUniversity of Sonora[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Mexico
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei800 m

He has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

His personal best of 1:45.51 set in Culiacán in 2017 was the national record. In 2021, he eclipsed this record by clocking 1:43.44 in Atlanta, GA.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Mexico
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 29th (h) 800 m 1:54.40
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 40th (h) 800 m 1:52.59
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 800 m 1:46.70
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 800 m relay 7:20.92
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 800 m 1:46.71
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st 800 m 1:46.06
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 800 m 1:45.2
2019 NACAC U23 Championships Querétaro City, Mexico 6th 800 m 1:55.87
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 800 m DNF
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 12th (sf) 800 m 1:44.77
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th (sf) 800 m 1:46.17
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 6th 800 m 1:50.71

Personal bests

[5]

Outdoor

References


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