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Luis Enrique Herrera

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T11

Further personal information

Residence
Mexico City, MEX
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Spanish, English
Higher education
Biological and Chemical Technology, Engineering - National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM]: Mexico City, MEX

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics at age sixteen.
Why this sport?
His dream as a boy was to be a professional baseball player but as his eye condition worsened, playing the game became more difficult. At this point he began athletics training.
Club / Team
Mexico City Athletics: Mexico

General interest

Nicknames
Huicho (discapacinet.gob.mx, 06 Jun 2007)
Hero / Idol
Mexican baseball player Fernando Valenzuela. (diariodemorelos.com, 23 Apr 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Teamwork is important." (diariodemorelos.com, 23 Apr 2013)
Impairment
He has a degenerative eye condition. (diariodemorelos.com, 23 Apr 2013)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T12 Final Round 4
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 1 1
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 3 2
Men's 1500 m T12 Heat 2 1
Men's 1500 m T12 Final Round 2
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 3
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Marathon T12 Final Round 9
Men's 10000 m T12 Final Round 9999
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10000 m T12 Final Round 3
Men's 10000 m T11 Final Round 9999
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 9999
Men's 1500 m T12 Heat 1 9999
Men's 1500 m T11 Heat 1 9999
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 8
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 7
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 2 6
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Marathon T12 Final 2011-01-30 7
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T11 Semifinal 2 2013-07-22 9
Men's Marathon T11 Final 1 2013-07-28 9999