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

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

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.