John Rivera

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Birth dateDec 2, 1998

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John Rivera is a Puerto Rican middle-distance runner.

Key facts

800 Metres Short Track

1:45.32

600 Metres Short Track

1:16.67

2026 season best

1:46.10

Feb 22, 2026 · Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)

2026 season best

Last competition

Internationales Abendsportfest

Aug 26, 2026 · 1:46.57

Internationales Abendsportfest

Record

National record · 800 Metres Short Track 1:45.32

National record

Age

27 years old

As of Sep 13, 2026: 800 Metres Short Track 1:45.32, 600 Metres Short Track 1:16.67, 2026 season best 1:46.10 (Feb 22, 2026, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Internationales Abendsportfest, Aug 26, 2026, 1:46.57 · National record (800 Metres Short Track) · 27 years old

Personal bests

49.48

1:44.76

4:01.08

3:12.01

1:45.32

2:17.92

2:17.92

4:01.08

3:19.24

7:13.71

9:20.75

1:16.67

1:16.67

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	600m	1:17.67	-	Feb 1, 2026	↑	Millrose Games
2026	600m-short-track	1:17.67	-	Feb 1, 2026	↑	Millrose Games
2026	800m-short-track	1:46.10	-	Feb 22, 2026	↑	Saucony Battle for Boston, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2026	800m	1:46.52	-	Jul 11, 2026	↑	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2026	1000m	2:17.92	-	Feb 6, 2026	↑	World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026
2026	1000m-short-track	2:17.92	-	Feb 6, 2026	-	World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026
2025	600m-short-track	1:16.90	-	Jan 24, 2025	↑	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
2025	600m	1:16.90	-	Jan 24, 2025	↑	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
2025	800m-short-track	1:45.32	-	Mar 2, 2025	↑	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
2025	800m	1:45.32	-	Mar 2, 2025	↑	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
2024	600m-short-track	1:16.67	-	Feb 4, 2024	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2024	600m	1:16.67	-	Feb 4, 2024	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2024	800m	1:44.76	-	Jul 20, 2024	↑	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2024	800m-short-track	1:47.13	-	Feb 10, 2024	↑	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2024	1000m	2:19.91	-	Jan 13, 2024	↑	UW Preview
2024	Mile	4:21.17	-	Feb 2, 2024	↓	Mets Indoor Championships
2024	mile-short-track	4:21.17	-	Feb 2, 2024	↓	Mets Indoor Championships
2024	4x800Metre	7:53.89	-	Feb 2, 2024	↓	Mets Indoor Championships
2023	800m	1:45.29	-	Jul 30, 2023	↑	DC Track Championships, Thomas O. Berg Track, Washington, DC
2023	mile-short-track	4:01.08	-	Dec 2, 2023	↓	Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2023	Mile	4:01.08	-	Dec 2, 2023	↓	Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2022	600m-short-track	1:17.45	-	Jan 14, 2022	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2022	600m	1:17.45	-	Jan 14, 2022	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2022	800m	1:46.42	-	Apr 16, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	800m-short-track	1:46.82	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Gilliam Indoor Track, College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2022	4x400m	3:13.92	-	Apr 16, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	4x800Metre	7:13.71	-	Apr 30, 2022	↓	The Penn Relays Carnival, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA
2022	DistanceMe	9:21.94	-	Feb 19, 2022	↑	Loftus Sports Center, Notre Dame, IN (USA) (i)
2021	800m	1:48.12	-	Apr 30, 2021	↑	Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex, Starkville, MS (USA)
2021	800m-short-track	1:49.22	-	Feb 26, 2021	↑	Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2021	4x400m	3:13.28	-	Mar 27, 2021	↑	Ole Miss T&F Complex, Oxford, MS (USA)
2021	DistanceMe	9:20.75	-	Mar 12, 2021	↑	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
2020	600m-short-track	1:17.90	-	Jan 10, 2020	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2020	600m	1:17.90	-	Jan 10, 2020	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2020	800m	1:48.13	-	Jan 18, 2020	↑	Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville, TN (USA) (i)
2020	800m-short-track	1:48.50	-	Feb 1, 2020	↑	Gladstein Fieldhouse Indiana Un., Bloomington, IN (USA) (i)
2019	600m	1:19.09	-	Jan 11, 2019	↑	Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2019	600m-short-track	1:19.09	-	Jan 11, 2019	↑	Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2019	800m	1:48.39	-	Apr 19, 2019	↑	Azusa, CA (USA)
2019	800m-short-track	1:49.63	-	Feb 22, 2019	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2019	4x400m	3:12.01	-	May 11, 2019	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA)
2019	4x400Metre	3:19.24	-	Jan 26, 2019	-	Bloomington, IN (USA) (i)
2019	DistanceMe	9:34.43	-	Feb 15, 2019	↑	Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i)
2018	400m	49.48	-	Apr 7, 2018	-	Athens, GA (USA)
2018	800m	1:50.05	-	Apr 28, 2018	↑	Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
2018	800m-short-track	1:57.57	-	Feb 24, 2018	↑	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2018	4x400m	3:14.51	-	May 13, 2018	↑	Knoxville, TN (USA)
2017	800m	1:50.38	-	Mar 30, 2017	↑	Gainesville, FL (USA)
2017	800m-short-track	1:51.90	-	Mar 12, 2017	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2017	4x800Metre	7:45.58	-	Apr 1, 2017	↓	Gainesville, FL (USA)
2016	800m	1:53.88	-	Jun 19, 2016	↑	Greensboro, NC (USA)
2015	800m	1:55.83	-	May 2, 2015	↑	Jacksonville, FL (USA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:46.57	-	Aug 26	Internationales Abendsportfest
800m	1:47.94	-	Aug 19	BMC Record Breaker
800m	1:48.87	-	Aug 15	Stumptown Twilight
800m	1:46.52	-	Jul 11	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
800m-short-track	1:47.01	-	Mar 7	The PRTC Indoor Classic
800m-short-track	1:46.10	-	Feb 22	Saucony Battle for Boston, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.17	-	Feb 14	Sound Invite, JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (i) - Invitational Events
800m-short-track	1:50.30	-	Feb 6	World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026
1000m-short-track	2:17.92	-	Feb 6	World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026
600m-short-track	1:17.67	-	Feb 1	Millrose Games
600m-short-track	1:17.67	-	Jan 30	Millrose Games

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:47.23	-	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
800m	1:47.11	-	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
800m	1:47.11	-	Aug 16	NACAC Championships
800m	1:47.23	-	Aug 15	NACAC Championships
800m	1:46.11	-	Aug 7	Oregon Track Club All Comers
800m	2:18.28	-	Jul 19	Night of Athletics, Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder
800m	1:47.58	-	Jul 13	Meeting International de Marseille, Stade Delort, Marseille
800m	1:47.76	-	Jun 15	Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR
800m	1:45.85	-	May 24	Track Fest
800m	1:47.03	-	May 9	Franson Last Chance, Cougar Athletic Stadium, Azusa, CA
800m-short-track	1:49.49	-	Mar 22	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
800m-short-track	1:49.49	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.84	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
800m-short-track	1:45.32	-	Mar 2	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
mile-short-track	DNF	-	Mar 2	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
800m	1:46.56	-	Feb 15	Husky Classic, Dempsey Indoor, Seattle, WA (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.63	-	Feb 8	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
600m-short-track	1:16.90	-	Jan 25	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
600m-short-track	1:16.90	-	Jan 24	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:45.01	-	Aug 12	DMV Summer Invite, George Mason Stadium, Fairfax, VA
800m	1:44.76	-	Jul 20	Sunset Tour, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
800m	1:46.00	-	Jun 29	Penn Relays Summer Showcase #3, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA
800m	1:46.62	-	Jun 15	Puerto Rican Championships
800m	1:45.89	-	Jun 9	USATF New York City Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY
800m-short-track	1:48.44	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
800m-short-track	1:48.44	-	Mar 1	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
800m-short-track	1:47.13	-	Feb 10	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
800m-short-track	1:47.13	-	Feb 9	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
600m-short-track	1:16.67	-	Feb 4	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
4x800Metre	7:53.89	-	Feb 2	Mets Indoor Championships
mile-short-track	4:21.17	-	Feb 2	Mets Indoor Championships
800m-short-track	1:48.25	-	Jan 27	Dr. Sander Invitational
1000m	2:19.91	-	Jan 13	UW Preview

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
mile-short-track	4:01.08	-	Dec 2	Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
800m	1:46.73	-	Nov 4	Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile
800m	1:47.42	-	Nov 3	Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile
800m	1:48.83	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
800m	1:48.83	-	Aug 22	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
800m	1:45.29	-	Jul 30	DC Track Championships, Thomas O. Berg Track, Washington, DC

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is John Rivera's 800 Metres Short Track personal best?

John Rivera's 800 Metres Short Track personal best is 1:45.32, set on Mar 2, 2025 in Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i).

Which events does John Rivera compete in?

John Rivera competes in the 800 Metres Short Track and 600 Metres Short Track.

How did John Rivera perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 1:46.10, set on Feb 22, 2026 in Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i). Last competition: Internationales Abendsportfest on Aug 26, 2026, 1:46.57.

John Rivera

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

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