Жозе Луис Барбоза: Бразилиялық орта қашықтыққа жүгірушінің жетістіктері

Brazilian middle distance runner

José Luíz Barbosa, known as Zequinha Barbosa (born May 27, 1961) is a Brazilian former middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. José participated in 4 Olympic Games: 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Soul Korea; 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta. He is the 1987 World Indoor Champion, and a two time World Championship medallist, winning silver in 1991 and bronze in 1987. 1995 Pan American gold medalist 800m 1987 Silver medalist, 1983 Silver medalist 800m and Silver 4x400m. Jose was ranked number one in the world in the 800m in 1991.

Born in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Barbosa won the silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. A few weeks before, Barbosa had won the 800m race at the prestigious Letzigrund meeting in Zürich. He travelled to Tokyo as the favourite but lost to Billy Konchellah from Kenya, who overtook him on the home straight. Shortly after the championships, Barbosa ran the fastest time of the year in Rieti, where he clocked 1 minute 43.08 secs. This remained his personal best throughout the remainder of his career. A year later he placed fourth in the Olympic final. Earlier in his career, Barbosa had won a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, and finished sixth in the 800m final at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Barbosa celebrated his greatest indoor success at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, where he won gold over 800m. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto he entered the 800m final as a favourite but dropped out after colliding with Nico Motchebon. Barbosa was head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon for 5 1/2 years. Barbosa was also the Men's Cross Country and Track and Field coach for Mesa College in San Diego. On December 1, 2021, he was named the Cross Country and track assistant coach at Bellevue University Nebraska.

Representing 1981South American ChampionshipsLa Paz, Bolivia2nd800 m1:54.71st4 × 400 m relay3:09.51983South American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st800 m1:49.11st4 × 400 m relay3.10.8World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (sf)800 m1:48.056th (sf)4 × 400 m relay3:04.46Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela2nd800 m1:46.652nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.79Ibero American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd800 m1:50.023rd4 × 100 m relay41.002nd4 × 400 m relay3:07.621984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States15th (sf)800 m1:48.707th (sf)4 × 400 m relay3:03:991987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States1st800 m1:47.49Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States2nd800 m1:47.37World ChampionshipsRome, Italy3rd800 m1:43.7619th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.641988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea6th800 m1:46.3933rd (h)1500 m3:44.461989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2nd800 m1:45.551990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States3rd800 m1:45.81Ibero American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st800 m1:46.181991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2nd800 m1:44.241992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain4th800 m1:45.06World CupHavana, Cuba4th800 m1:47.66World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany15th (sf)800 m1:45.921994Goodwill GamesSaint Petersburg, Russia6th800 m1:47.49World CupLondon, United Kingdom7th800 m1:48.261995Pan American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina1st800 m1:46.024th4 × 400 m relay3:07.54South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st800 m1:46.16World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th (h)800 m1:47.101996Ibero American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2nd (h)800 m1:49.93Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States23rd (sf)800 m1:50.331997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece25th (qf)800 m1:47.30