Emilio Barahona
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| Nationality | Honduran | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1949 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emilio Barahona (15 April 1949 – date of death unknown) was a Honduran middle-distance runner. He won Honduras' first medal at the Central American Championships and competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Barahona was seeded in the first 1500 metres heat at the 1968 Olympics. He ran 4:56.08 minutes to place 11th, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.[2][3]
At the 1970 Central American Championships in Athletics, Barahona won Honduras' first medal. He finished bronze on the 4 × 400 metres relay with teammates Clovis Morales Chávez, Israel Laitano, and Mario Amador.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Barahona was known as "El Olímpico". He was called one of the most prominent Hounduran athletes of the 1970s.[5] He died before 2014.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emilio Barahona Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Emilio Barahona at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Emilio Barahona at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Mario Amador: Atletismo Nacional está en "agonía"". diariomas.hn (in Spanish).
- ^ "Falleció tesorero de Federación de Atletismo de Honduras". diariomas.hn (in Spanish).
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