Salvador Miranda
José Salvador Miranda (born 22 August 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former middle distance runner who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] His personal best in the 3000 metres steeplechase is 8:25.69 achieved in 2000. Until 2014, he maintains the Steeplechase record in Mexico and Central America.
He now coaches the distance and middle distance runners from the athletics team of the Mexican college Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México in Mexico City.
Among his most important achievements, he has been granted with several recognitions from the UNAM, the Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo and the IAAF.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Mexico |
1990 |
CAC Junior Championships (U20) |
Havana, Cuba |
3rd |
3000 m s'chase |
9:15.67 |
1994 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
6th |
3000m steeplechase |
8:53.44 |
1997 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2nd |
3000 m s'chase |
8:50.29 |
1998 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Lisbon, Portugal |
7th |
3000 m s'chase |
8:36.24 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
2nd |
3000 m s'chase |
8:41.70 |
1999 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
1st |
3000 m s'chase |
8:42.45 |
2000 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2nd |
3000 m s'chase |
8:28.80 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
26th (h) |
3000 m s'chase |
8:35.79 |
2001 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
1st |
1500 m |
3:46.78 |
1st |
3000 m s'chase |
8:50.36 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
22nd (h) |
3000 m s'chase |
8:49.47 |
2002 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
1st |
3000 m s'chase |
8:47.79 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
2nd |
3000 m s'chase |
8:48.18 |
2003 |
Pan American Games |
Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. |
5th |
3000 m s'chase |
8:47.84 |
2004 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Huelva, Spain |
8th |
3000 m s'chase |
8:50.22 |
2005 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Nassau, Bahamas |
4th |
1500 m |
3:53.83 |
3rd |
3000 m s'chase |
9:11.67 |
2006 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
13th |
1500 m |
3:53.15 |
5th |
3000 m s'chase |
8:48.63 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Cartagena, Colombia |
4th |
3000 m s'chase |
8:53.31 |
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