Luis Grijalva

Luis Grijalva (born 10 April 1999) is a Guatemalan-American long-distance runner.[2] Born in Guatemala, he attended Armijo High School in Fairfield, California,[3] where he recorded high school personal bests of 4:02 in the mile and 8:46 for 2 miles. He became a standout runner for Northern Arizona University and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m with his time of 13:13.14 at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Luis Grijalva
Grijalva at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999
Guatemala City, Guatemala[1]
Home townFairfield, California
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
University teamNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks

Grijavala moved to the United States with his family when he was one year old. He is a DACA recipient and required an advanced re-entry permit to attend the Olympics in Tokyo.[4] In 2022 he qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, finishing 4th in the 5000 meter final with a time of 13:10.44.[5]

Personal bests
Surface Event Time Date Venue Notes
Outdoor track 1500m 3:35.32 July 18th, 2021 Ogden, Utah
One mile 4:02.64 July 29th. 2017 Mission Viejo, California NR
3000m 7:38.67 June 30th, 2022 Olympiastadion
Two Miles 8:21.98 August 21st, 2021 Hayward Field NB
5000m 13:02.94 September 2nd, 2022 King Baudouin Stadium NR
Indoor track 1500m 3:41.11 February 11, 2022 The Podium NR
One mile 3:53.53 January 27th, 2023 Boston University
3000m 7:33.86 February 11, 2023 The Armory
5000m 13:29.74 January 24th, 2020 Boston University

See Also

References
  1. "Luis Grijalva". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. Luis Grijalva at World Athletics
  3. "Luis Grijalva - Track & Field". NAUathletics.com. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. Salvador, Joseph. "DACA Recipient Receives Permit to Compete for Home Country". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. "Luis GRIJALVA | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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