Pablo Solares

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Pablo Solares
Personal information
Full namePablo Solares Legorreta
BornDecember 22, 1984 (age 30)
San Luis Potosí, México
ResidenceAtlacomulco, MEXICO
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
Event(s)Mile, 1500 meters, 800 meters
College teamRice University
ClubNIKE, Austin Track Club, Bay Area Track Club
Coached byJohn Cook and Ryan Ponsonby
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m: 3:36.67
1 Mile: 3:54.52
800 meters: 1:46.27
Updated on 16 December 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Solares and the second or maternal family name is Legorreta.
Pablo Solares Legorreta (born December 22, 1984 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is a Mexican middle distance runner.[1][2] He holds the Mexican National Records for 800m, 1500m and 1 mile (indoors).[3] Solares represented Mexico in the 1500m at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Valencia and in the 800m at the 2009 IAAF World Championship in Athletics in Berlin.[4]
In 2008 Solares graduated from Rice University majoring in Economics and in 2010 he earned a Master's degree in Finance from ITESM Campus Monterrey.
Pablo Solares was engaged to be married to Shannon Rowbury on September 27, 2013.

Personal Bests[edit]

EventTimePlaceDate
800m1:46.27 minMonterrey, Nuevo León, MEXICO22 Jun 2008
1500m3:36.67 minNew York City, New York, USA30 May 2009
mile (indoors)3:54.52 minBoston, Massachusetts, USA7 Feb 2009

Achievements[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Mexico
2003Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados7th800m1:52.30
5th1500m3:56.07
2007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador2nd800m1:49.28
1st1500m3:45.29
UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand17th (sf)800m1:49.29
6th1500m3:42.11
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain9th (h)1500m3:48.78
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd800m1:47.18A
2009UniversiadeBeograd, Serbia15th (h)1500m3:46.85
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany25th (h)800m1:47.96
2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico11th (h)800m1:50.43
3rd1500m3:45.30
2014Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México2nd1500m3:45.62A

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