Jesús Tonatiú López Álvarez (born 2 August 1997 in Hermosillo) is a Mexican middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He represented his country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. Later that year he won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
He has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His personal best of 1:45.51 set in Culiacán in 2017 was the national record. In 2021, he eclipsed this record by clocking 1:43.44 in Atlanta, GA.
International competitions Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine29th (h)800 m1:54.402014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States40th (h)800 m1:52.592016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th800 m1:46.702017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th4 × 800 m relay7:20.92World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom22nd (h)800 m1:46.71UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan1st800 m1:46.062018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1st800 m1:45.22019NACAC U23 ChampionshipsQuerétaro City, Mexico6th800 m1:55.87Pan American GamesLima, Peru –800 mDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan12th (sf)800 m1:44.772022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th (sf)800 m1:46.172023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador6th800 m1:50.71Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile2nd800 m1:46.042024Olympic GamesParis, France24th (sf)800 m1:50.382026Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rd800 m1:46.86
Personal bests
Outdoor 400 metres – 46.69 (Monterrey 2017) 800 metres – 1:43.44 (Atlanta, Georgia 2021) NR
References
External links
Jesús Tonatiu López Álvarez at Mexicanos en París