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Spanish middle-distance runner
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Higuero and the second or maternal family name is
Mate.
Juan Carlos Higuero Mate (born 3 August 1978) is a Spanish
middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the
1500 metres. He was born in
Aranda de Duero,
Burgos.
At the
2006 European Championships in Athletics Higuero won two
bronze medals, over 1500 and
5000 metres. It was his international major event debut in the 5000 metres. He already had two
silver medals from the
European Indoor Championships.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Spain
|
1997
|
European Junior Championships
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia
|
6th
|
5000 m
|
14:31.79
|
1999
|
European U23 Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
14th (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:45.34
|
2000
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Ghent, Belgium
|
6th
|
1500 m
|
3:44.07
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
8th
|
1500 m
|
3:38.91
|
2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
9th
|
1500 m
|
3:56.71
|
2002
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Vienna, Austria
|
2nd
|
1500 m
|
3:50.08
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
5th
|
1500 m
|
3:45.81
|
2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
8th
|
1500 m
|
3:44.81
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
11th
|
1500 m
|
3:38.49
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
10th (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:42.25
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
17th (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:42.13
|
2005
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Madrid, Spain
|
2nd
|
1500 m
|
3:37.98
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
6th
|
1500 m
|
3:40.34
|
World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo,
Monaco
|
10th
|
1500 m
|
3:45.45
|
2006
|
European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:39.62
|
3rd
|
5000 m
|
13:46.48
|
2007
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
1st
|
1500 m
|
3:44.41
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
13th
|
1500 m
|
3:38.43
|
2008
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:38.82
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
4th
|
1500 m
|
3:34.44
|
2009
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
14th (sf)
|
1500 m
|
3:37.33
|
2011
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
6th
|
1500 m
|
3:42.29
|
European Team Championships
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
1st
|
3000 m
|
8:03.43
|
2013
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
2nd
|
3000 m
|
7:50.26
|
Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:45.87 min (2007)
- 1500 metres - 3:31.57 min (2006)
- Mile - 3:52.49 min (2002)
- 3000 metres - 7:59.76 min (1999)
- 5000 metres - 13:33.65 min (2006)
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