Jesús Herrera

Jesús Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico.

Jesús Herrera

Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Mexico
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1980 Nassau	3000 m steeplechase
	1980 Nassau	5000 m
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
	1978 Xalapa	3000 m
	1978 Xalapa	1000 m

Career

He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, 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 in Seoul, South Korea.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1978	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Xalapa, México	3rd	1000 m	2:38.8 A
			1st	3000 m	9:04.4 A
1980	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	1500 m	3:53.7
			2nd	5000 m	14:27.4
			1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:27.8
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	36th	Marathon	2:20:33
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	1st	10,000m	29:51.09 A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	11th	Marathon	2:13:58

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Herrera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18.