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Josué Canales

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Elvin Josué Canales
Personal information
Full nameElvin Josué Canales Escoto[1]
NationalityHonduran, Spanish
Born (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23)[2]
Honduras[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
CountrySpain (since June 2024)
Honduras (before)
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:44.49 (Guadalajara, 2024)
1500m:3:58.56 (Sabadell, 2020)

Elvin Josué Canales Escoto (born 5 September 2001) is a middle distance runner.[3] Born in Honduras, he represents Spain internationally and competed for his country of birth in the past.

Early life

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Born in Honduras, his parents were both 17 years-old when he was born. His mother works as a carer and his father a bricklayer. He moved to Girona in Spain when he was three years-old.[4]

Career

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In 2017 he won the Spanish Under-18 Championships in Getafe in both the 400 and 800 metres races.[5]

Representing Honduras he won gold in the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the 2020 Central American Championships in Athletics in Costa Rica.[6][7]

In June 2024, he ran 1:44.49 in Guadalajara to meet the minimum standard for the Olympic Games.[8][9] Later that month he received clearance to represent Spain. In his first race as a Spaniard he finished second in the 800 meters at the Spanish Athletics Championships in La Nucia.[10][11][12] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados".
  2. ^ a b c "CANALES Elvin Josue".
  3. ^ "Elvin Josue Canales". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ Riquelme, Gerardo (30 June 2024). "Josué Canales, the triumph of the working class". Marca. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Elvin Josué Canales and Bianca Acosta receive authorization to represent Spain". Mundo Deportivo. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Central American Championships - 800 metres". World Athletics. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Central American Championships 1500 metres". World Athletics. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Meeting Guadalajara Atletismo Puma". World Athletics. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ Perez, Ismael (24 June 2024). "Elvin Josué Canales has passed the Olympic minimum in 800m at the age of 22 and is waiting for permission: "He is a sprinter"". Runners World. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ Varona, Alfredo (7 July 2024). "Elvin Josué Canales' masterpiece". Sport.es. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  12. ^ Garcia, Alvaro (30 June 2024). "Mohamed Attaoui dominates in a historic 800m final; Elvin Josué Canales and Adrián Ben round out the podium". Runners world. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ Molteni, Guido (3 July 2024). "SPAIN ANNOUNCES 57 ATHLETES SHORTLISTED FOR PARIS 2024 ATHLETICS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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