Muriel Coneo Paredes (March 15, 1987) is a Colombian Olympic athlete specializing in the middle-distance running events. She won multiple medals on the continental level, including the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games .
Muriel Coneo
Full name Muriel Coneo Paredes Nationality Colombian Born (1987-03-15 ) March 15, 1987 (age 37) Isla Fuerte , Bolívar , Colombia Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Weight 50 kg (110 lb) Country Colombia Sport Women's athletics Event Middle-distance running Now coaching Libardo Hoyos Personal bests 800 m : 2:03.81 (2011)1500 m : 4:06.99 (2016)3000 m : 9:04.79 (2016)3000 m s'chase : 9:43.16 (2016)5000 m : 15:41.55 (2017)Updated on 7 May 2017
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Coneo and the second or maternal family name is
Paredes .
Muriel was born on Isla Fuerte , a Caribbean island belonging to the Bolívar Department , Colombia on March 15, 1987 as the oldest of four sisters between Carlos Coneo and Alicia Paredes. She began her athletic career aged 14 when she moved to Medellin in 2002 for training and competing in the Heptathlon .[ 1] Later, under guidance of Libardo Hoyos, her current coach, she began to run middle distance events including 800 m and 1500 m in which she set several national records and competed at continental and world level as a junior athlete. In 2013, she began to train for 3000 m steeplechase and the same year she placed first at the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru].[ 2] In 2017, she ran her first international 5000 m in the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays (Torrance, CA) where she set a PB of 15:41.55 [ 3]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Colombia
2004
South American Youth Championships
Guayaquil , Ecuador
4th
800 m
2:11.9
6th
1500 m
4:36.2
2005
South American Championships
Cali , Colombia
5th
800 m
2:09.00
Bolivarian Games
Armenia, Colombia
3rd
800 m
2:11.14 A
South American Junior Championships
Rosario, Argentina
1st
800 m
2:10.57
2nd
1500 m
4:36.10
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:44.80
2006
Ibero-American Championships
Ponce, Puerto Rico
4th
800 m
2:05.83
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:37.71
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena, Colombia
6th
800 m
2:08.27
World Junior Championships
Beijing , China
22nd (sf)
800 m
2:13.15
South American Championships
Tunja , Colombia
2nd
800 m
2:14.13
3rd
1500 m
4:55.24
2nd
4 × 400 m
3:37.12
South American U23 Championships / South American Games
Buenos Aires , Argentina
1st
800m
2:07.78
1st
1500m
4:25.56
2007
South American Championships
São Paulo , Brazil
2nd
800 m
2:08.99
5th
1500 m
4:26.14
2008
Ibero-American Championships
Iquique , Chile
4th
800 m
2:04.46
5th
1500 m
4:24.90
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali , Colombia
4th
800 m
2:07.7
3rd
1500 m
4:28.92
South American U23 Championships
Lima , Peru
2nd
800 m
2:07.70
2nd
1500 m
4:35.28
2009
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
3rd
800 m
2:07.32
2nd
1500 m
4:23.38
Bolivarian Games
Sucre , Bolivia
2nd
800 m
2:10.66 A
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:39.06 A
2010
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain
6th
800 m
2:05.36
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:38.94
2011
South American Championships
Buenos Aires , Argentina
3rd
800 m
2:05.25
4th
1500 m
4:24.16
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
6th
800 m
2:08.60
4th
1500 m
4:25.45
Universiade
Shenzhen , China
17th (h)
800 m
2:06.18
8th (h)
1500 m
4:28.03
2013
South American Championships
Cartagena, Colombia
2nd
1500 m
4:15.84
3rd
3000 m s'chase
10:09.91
Bolivarian Games
Trujillo, Peru
2nd
1500 m
4:09.79
1st
3000 m s'chase
10:00.09
2014
South American Games
Santiago , Chile
1st
1500 m
4:15.66
1st
3000 m s'chase
10:05.02
Ibero-American Championships
São Paulo , Brazil
1st
1500 m
4:14.42
2nd
3000 m
9:22.10
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa , Mexico
1st
1500 m
4:14.84 A
2nd
3000 m s'chase
10:07.94 A
2015
Pan American Cross Country Cup
Barranquilla , Colombia
7th
7 km
21:56
6th
Team - 7 km
89 pts
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
1st
1500 m
4:10.14
1st
3000 m s'chase
9:53.1
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
1st
1500 m
4:09.05 NR
World Championships
Beijing , China
22nd (sf)
1500 m
4:18.14
34th (h)
3000 m s'chase
9:55.53
2016
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
1st
1500 m
4:09.35
2nd
3000 m
9:04.79
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
20th (h)
1500 m
4:09.50
2017
South American Championships
Asunción , Paraguay
1st
1500 m
4:16.46
1st
5000 m
16:16.64
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
36th (h)
1500 m
4:11.98
28th (h)
5000 m
15:26.18
Bolivarian Games
Santa Marta, Colombia
1st
1500 m
4:15.64
1st
5000 m
16:08.29
2018
South American Games
Cochabamba , Bolivia
1st
1500 m
4:27.10
–
5000 m
DNF
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
5th
1500 m
4:25.72
1st
5000 m
16:13.47
2019
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
6th
5000 m
16:34.58
3rd
10,000 m
33:43.00
Pan American Games
Lima, Peru
6th
1500 m
4:11.97
2021
South American Championships
Guayaquil, Ecuador
–
5000 m
DNF
2022
Ibero-American Championships
La Nucía , Spain
4th
1500 m
4:17.37
5th
5000 m
16:12.69
Bolivarian Games
Valledupar, Colombia
2nd
1500 m
4:17.77
3rd
5000 m
17:23.45
South American Games
Asunción, Paraguay
6th
1500 m
4:20.69
6th
5000 m
16:20.53
2023
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador, El Salvador
7th
5000 m
16:13.54
5th
10,000 m
34:40.20
South American Championships
São Paulo, Brazil
3rd
5000 m
16:20.82
5th
10,000 m
34:35.0