LOPEZ Jesus Tonatiu

Mexico

Athletics

Date of Birth: 2 Aug 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HERMOSILLO

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : HERMOSILLO

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 5	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2017	London, GBR	Heats (1:46.71)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 800m
2017	Nassau, BAH	5th (7:20.92)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	800m
2019	Lima, PER	SF (DNF)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Tona (Facebook profile, 07 May 2020)

Hobbies:

Reading, listening to music, puzzles. (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sport Studies - University of Sonora, Hermosillo, MEX

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Coach:

Conrado Soto [personal]

Injuries:

He tore his left hamstring while competing at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He returned to training in September 2019 but did not fully recover in time to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (archivoconfidencial.com.mx, 25 Sep 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport at age eight. (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Reason:

He began playing American football at an early age. His coach saw he had potential for athletics and advised his family to enrol him in the sport. "I didn't like it at all. I was around age eight or nine and I didn't want to go to training because I'd rather go with my friends to play video games. But things changed." (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Training:

He has two training sessions per day in Hermosillo, Mexico. (archivoconfidencial.com.mx, 25 Sep 2019)

Hero:

His parents. (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Influence:

His family. (unison.mx, 01 Sep 2018)

Philosophy:

"Quit now and every battle will have been in vain." (Twitter profile, 08 Jun 2020)

Award:

He received the Luchador Olmeca Award from the Mexican Sports Confederation in 2018. The award recognises contribution to the development of sport in Mexico. (informate.com.mx, 28 Mar 2020)

In 2017 he received the Sonora State Sports Award in Mexico in recognition of his 800m gold medal at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. (infocajeme.com, 21 Nov 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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