Marcos Herrera
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60 m hurdles: 7.57 (Cochabamba, 2026) AR 110 m hurdles: 13.54 (Sāo Paulo, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Marcos Herrera (born 30 June 1999) is an Ecuadorian sprint hurdler. He won the 60 metres hurdles in 7.57 seconds to set a new South American indoor record at the 2026 South American Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
From Machala, but later based in Guayaquil,[2] Herrera won the gold medal at the 2016 South American Youth Championships and set a championships record to win the 110 metres hurdles with also a national U20 record of 13.58 seconds (-1.9m/s) at the 2017 South American Junior Championships in Georgetown, Guyana.[3]
Herrera won the bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2021 South American Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4] He was the gold medalist at the 2021 South American U23 Championships in Guayaquil, running 14.10 seconds.[5] Later that year, he also won the gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, in 13.94 seconds.[6][7]
In March 2023, he won the 110 metres hurdles at the Ecuadorian Sprint, Hurdles and Relay Championships, in Quito. The race happened to be on his mother's birthday and she was given the honour of awarding him his gold medal on the podium after the race.[2] Herrera was a finalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, placing seventh overall.[8]
Herrera won the bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 South American Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina.[9]
Herrera won the 60m hurdles in 7.57 to set a new South American indoor record at the 2026 South American Indoor Championships, in Bolivia.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Marcos Herrera". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Marcos Herrera and his gold medal for being encocado". Extra.ec. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Brazil dominates historic edition of South American Junior Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "South American Championships". World Athletics. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "South American U23 Championships". World Athletics. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Junior Pan American Games". World Athletics. 30 Nov 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Cali Games: Marcos Herrera Pan American champion in the 110-meter hurdles". Ecuavisa. 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Pan American Games". World Athletics. 22 Oct 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Herrera, Azevedo and Linares shine, Brazil dominates South American Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Marcos Herrera wins gold and breaks South American record in hurdles at the Indoor Athletics Championship". Ecuavisa.com. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.