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 Representing 1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia6th5000 m14:31.791999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (h)1500 m3:45.342000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium6th1500 m3:44.07Olympic GamesSydney, Australia8th1500 m3:38.912001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9th1500 m3:56.712002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria 2nd1500 m3:50.08European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5th1500 m3:45.812003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th1500 m3:44.81World ChampionshipsParis, France11th1500 m3:38.492004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary10th (h)1500 m3:42.25Olympic GamesAthens, Greece17th (h)1500 m3:42.132005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 2nd1500 m3:37.98World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th1500 m3:40.34World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco10th1500 m3:45.452006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 3rd1500 m3:39.62 3rd5000 m13:46.482007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom 1st1500 m3:44.41World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan13th1500 m3:38.432008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 3rd1500 m3:38.82Olympic GamesBeijing, China4th1500 m3:34.442009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany14th (sf)1500 m3:37.332011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France6th1500 m3:42.29European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st3000 m8:03.432013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd3000 m7:50.26
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)
External links
Spanish Olympic Committee