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| Born | (1961-05-27)May 27, 1961 (age 64) |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Men'sathletics |
José Luíz Barbosa, known asZequinha Barbosa (born May 27, 1961) is a Brazilian formermiddle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. José participated in 4 Olympic Games: 1984 Los Angeles; 1988 Soul Korea; 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta. He is the1987 World Indoor Champion, and a two-timeWorld Championship medallist, winning silver in 1991 and bronze in 1987. 1995 Pan American gold medalist 800 m 1987 Silver medalist, 1983 Silver medalist 800 m and Silver 4 × 400 m. Jose was ranked number one in the world in the 800 m in 1991.
Born inTrês Lagoas,Mato Grosso do Sul, Barbosa won the BritishAAA Championships title in the 800 metres event at the1985 AAA Championships.[1][2]
Barbosa won the silver medal at the 1991 World Championships inTokyo. A few weeks before, Barbosa had won the 800 m race at the prestigiousLetzigrund meeting inZürich. He travelled to Tokyo as the favourite but lost toBilly Konchellah fromKenya, who overtook him on thehome straight.
Shortly after the championships, Barbosa ran the fastest time of the year in Rieti, where he clocked 1 minute 43.08 secs. This remained his personal best throughout the remainder of his career. A year later he placed fourth in theOlympic final.
Earlier in his career, Barbosa had won a bronze medal at the1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, and finished sixth in the800 m final at the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Barbosa celebrated his greatest indoor success at the1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, where he won gold over 800 m. At the1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto he entered the 800 m final as a favourite but dropped out after colliding withNico Motchebon.
Barbosa was head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach atGranite Hills High School inEl Cajon for5+1⁄2 years.
Barbosa was also the Men's Cross Country and Track and Field coach for Mesa College inSan Diego.
On December 1, 2021, he was named the Cross Country and track assistant coach at Bellevue University Nebraska.
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