Arturo Barrios
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Arturo Barrios (born December 12, 1962) is a Mexican long-distance runner, who finished in fifth place in the 10.000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10,000 m (27:08.23, set on August 18, 1989). Barrios' record was not broken until 1993 when Richard Chelimo ran 27:07.91 in Stockholm.
On March 30, 1991, Barrios set world records at one hour (21.101 km) and 20,000 m (56:55.6). Both of these records stand as of 2006. Barrios' 1991 performance makes him the first man ever to run a half-marathon distance in less than one hour; the first to do so in an actual half-marathon competition was Moses Tanui in 1993.
