International competitions
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Mexico |
| 1986 |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) |
Mexico City, Mexico |
1st |
3000 m |
10:16.4 A |
| Pan American Junior Championships |
Winter Park, United States |
1st |
3000 m |
9:42.49 |
| World Junior Championships |
Athens, Greece |
23rd (h) |
3000 m |
10:29.58 |
| 10th |
10,000 m |
36:53.83 |
| 1988 |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) |
Nassau, Bahamas |
1st |
1500 m |
4:36.37 |
| 1st |
3000 m |
10:06.8 |
| World Junior Championships |
Sudbury, Canada |
4th |
10,000 m |
34:23.38 |
| 1989 |
Pan American Junior Championships |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
2nd |
3000 m |
9:24.85 |
| 1st |
10,000 m |
34:22.83 |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1st |
3000 m |
9:34.00 |
| 1990 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Mexico City, Mexico |
1st |
5000 m |
9:30.09 |
| 1st |
10,000 m |
35:27.68 |
| 1991 |
Pan American Games |
Havana, Cuba |
1st |
3000 m |
9:19.18 |
| 3rd |
10,000 m |
34:21.13 |
| World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
20th (h) |
10,000 m |
33:46.24 |
| 1992 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Seville, Spain |
4th |
10,000 m |
34:00.08 |
| 1993 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
1st |
10,000 m |
34:49.67 |
| 1995 |
Pan American Games |
Havana, Cuba |
2nd |
5000 m |
15:46.43 |
| 3rd |
10,000 m |
33:14.94 |
| World Half Marathon Championships |
Montbéliard – Belfort, France |
19th |
Half marathon |
1:12:59 |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
33rd |
Marathon |
2:37:14 |