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Ricardo Estremera

Ricardo Estremera

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Birth dateMar 11, 1986
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Ricardo Estremera is a Puerto Rico middle-distance runner, born on March 11, 1986. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.

His personal bests include 1:52.31 in the 800m, 3:45.76 in the 1500m, 4:08.43 in the Mile, 8:08.14 in the 3000m and 14:10.29 in the 5000m. He has earned 2 gold and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Puerto Rico.

Key facts
3000 m steeplechase
8:37.92
2000 Metres Short Track
5:37.09
2026 season best
49:31
Jul 12, 2026
Last competition
Boilermaker Road Race
Jul 12, 2026 · 49:31
Age
40 years old

As of Sep 20, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:37.92, 2000 Metres Short Track 5:37.09, 2026 season best 49:31 (Jul 12, 2026) · Last competition: Boilermaker Road Race, Jul 12, 2026, 49:31 · 40 years old

PB

Personal bests

1:52.31
3:45.76
Mile
4:08.43
3000m
8:08.14
14:10.29
1:09:57
8:37.92
5Kilometre
14:36
1500m-short-track
3:49.32
2000Metres
5:37.09
3000m-short-track
8:08.14
15Kilometr
47:04
10Kilometr
30:59
1000m
2:28.26
1000m-short-track
2:28.26
mile-short-track
4:08.43
5000m-short-track
14:10.29

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2026
15Kilometr
49:31-Jul 12, 2026
Boilermaker Road Race
2023
3000mSt
9:04.08-Jul 7, 2023
CAC Games, San Salvador
2023
Semi
1:09:57-Mar 25, 2023
Project 13.1
2022
3000mSt
8:51.95-Jun 4, 2022
Bentley University Dana Athletic Center, Waltham, MA (USA)
2021
1500m
3:54.74-Mar 19, 2021
15th Spring Break Classic Invitational, Carolina
2021
3000mSt
8:54.25-May 1, 2021
Charles Berkel Memorial Stadium, Leavenworth, KS (USA)
2021
5000m-short-track
14:19.82-Dec 4, 2021
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2021
5000m
14:19.82-Dec 4, 2021
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2021
5Kilometre
14:36-Nov 6, 2021
New York, NY (USA)
2019
1500m
3:45.76-Apr 27, 2019
Gainesville, FL (USA)
2019
2000Metres
5:37.09-Mar 22, 2019
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2019
3000m-short-track
8:08.14-Feb 9, 2019
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2019
3000m
8:08.14-Feb 9, 2019
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2019
3000mSt
8:38.98-Jun 1, 2019
Nashville, TN (USA)
2019
5Kilometre
14:46-Nov 28, 2019
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2018
1500m
3:54.34-Mar 17, 2018
Gurabo (PUR)
2018
Mile
4:21.11-Jan 20, 2018
Middlebury, VT (USA) (i)
2018
mile-short-track
4:21.11-Jan 20, 2018
Middlebury, VT (USA) (i)
2018
3000m
8:20.87-Jan 13, 2018
NY (USA) (i)
2018
3000m-short-track
8:20.87-Jan 13, 2018
NY (USA) (i)
2018
3000mSt
8:46.24-Aug 2, 2018
Barranquilla CAC Games
2018
5Kilometre
14:37-May 19, 2018
Westfield, MA (USA)
2017
1500m
3:50.51-Apr 28, 2017
Gainesville, FL (USA)
2017
2000Metres
5:43.07-Mar 24, 2017
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2017
3000m
8:19.41-Feb 11, 2017
Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2017
3000m-short-track
8:19.41-Feb 11, 2017
Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2017
3000mSt
8:49.57-Apr 14, 2017
Torrance, CA (USA)
2017
5000m-short-track
14:10.29-Dec 2, 2017
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017
5000m
14:10.29-Dec 2, 2017
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017
5Kilometre
14:42-Nov 4, 2017
New York, NY (USA)
2017
10Kilometr
31:13-Feb 26, 2017
San Juan (PUR)
2017
15Kilometr
47:47-Nov 12, 2017
Schenectady, NY (USA)
2017
Semi
1:09:52-Feb 5, 2017
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2016
1500m
3:48.28-Apr 16, 2016
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2016
2000Metres
5:39.25-Mar 25, 2016
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2016
3000mSt
8:37.92-May 1, 2016
Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2016
10Kilometr
30:59-Feb 28, 2016
San Juan (PUR)
2016
15Kilometr
47:04-Feb 13, 2016
Pensacola, FL (USA)
2015
3000m
8:35.39-Mar 21, 2015
Carolina (PUR)
2015
3000mSt
8:54.14-May 8, 2015
Albany, NY (USA)
2014
3000mSt
9:26.04-May 10, 2014
Albany, NY (USA)
2014
5Kilometre
14:58-May 24, 2014
Westfield, MA (USA)
2012
1500m-short-track
3:49.32-Feb 4, 2012-New York, NY (USA) (i)
2012
1500m
3:49.32-Feb 4, 2012
New York, NY (USA) (i)
2012
mile-short-track
4:13.93-Feb 11, 2012
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2012
Mile
4:13.93-Feb 11, 2012
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2012
3000mSt
9:05.35-Apr 20, 2012
Princeton, NJ (USA)
2009
800m
1:52.31-Apr 18, 2009-Kingston (JAM)
2009
1500m
3:53.09-May 2, 2009
Binghamton, NY (USA)
2009
mile-short-track
4:08.43-Feb 13, 2009
Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2009
Mile
4:08.43-Feb 13, 2009
Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2009
3000m
8:27.78-Feb 21, 2009
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2009
3000m-short-track
8:27.78-Feb 21, 2009
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2009
3000mSt
8:48.72-Jun 10, 2009
Fayetteville, AR (USA)
2007
1000m
2:28.26-Jan 26, 2007
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2007
1000m-short-track
2:28.26-Jan 26, 2007
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2007
3000mSt
9:03.46-May 6, 2007
Baltimore, MD (USA)
2006
1000m
2:28.74-Feb 24, 2006
New York, NY (USA) (i)
2006
1000m-short-track
2:28.74-Feb 24, 2006
New York, NY (USA) (i)
2006
1500m
3:57.47-Mar 18, 2006
Carolina (PUR)
2006
3000m-short-track
8:31.78-Dec 9, 2006
New Haven, CT (USA) (i)
2006
3000m
8:31.78-Dec 9, 2006
New Haven, CT (USA) (i)
2006
3000mSt
9:24.13-May 6, 2006
Durham, NH (USA)
2004
CrossCount
31:14-Mar 21, 2004-32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles
2003
3000m
8:49.40-Jul 10, 2003
Sherbrooke IAAF World Youth Championships

2026

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
15Kilometr
49:31-Jul 12Boilermaker Road Race

2023

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
3000mSt
9:04.08-Jul 7CAC Games, San Salvador
3000mSt
9:04.08-Jul 5CAC Games, San Salvador
Semi
1:09:57-Mar 25Project 13.1

2022

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
3000mSt
9:00.69-Jul 15Sound Running Sunset Tour #3, Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
3000mSt
8:51.95-Jun 4Battle Road TC Twilight Meet 3, Bentley University Dana Athletic Center, Waltham, MA
3000mSt
8:54.98-May 13BW Harrison Dillard Twilight Meet, George Finnie Stadium, Berea, OH

2021

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
5000m-short-track
14:19.82-Dec 4Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
5Kilometre
14:36-Nov 6Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and USATF 5K Ch., New York, NY
3000mSt
8:54.25-May 1Trials of Miles - Kansas City Qualifier, Charles Berkel Memorial Stadium, Leavenworth, KS - Elite Event
1500m
3:54.74-Mar 1915th Spring Break Classic Invitational, Carolina
5000m
14:44.54-Feb 27Trials of Miles - The Texas Qualifier, St. Michael's HS, Austin, TX - Open Event

2019

12 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
5Kilometre
14:46-Nov 28Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K, Tallahassee, FL
3000mSt
8:43.03-Aug 10Pan American Games
3000mSt
8:50.09-Jul 17Míting Internacional d'Atletisme, Barcelona
3000mSt
9:04.76-Jul 13Guldensporenmeeting, Kortrijk
3000mSt
8:57.02-Jun 8Puerto Rican Championships, Gurabo
3000mSt
8:38.98-Jun 1Music City Distance Carnival, Nashville, TN
3000mSt
8:44.94-May 11Oxy Invitational, Los Angeles, CA
1500m
3:45.76-Apr 27Tom Jones Memorial, Gainesville, FL
3000mSt
8:45.24-Mar 29Pepsi Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL
2000Metres
5:37.09-Mar 22Florida State Relays, Tallahassee, FL
1500m
3:54.51-Mar 16Florida A & M (FAMU) Relays & Multi, Tallahassee, FL
3000m-short-track
8:08.14-Feb 9BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston, MA (i)

2018

11 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
3000mSt
8:46.24-Aug 2Barranquilla CAC Games
3000mSt
8:46.24-Jul 29Barranquilla CAC Games
5Kilometre
14:37-May 19Flat Fast 5K, Westfield, MA
3000mSt
8:48.23-May 14Swarthmore Final Qualifier Meet, Swarthmore, PA
3000mSt
9:12.07-Apr 20Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational, Princeton, NJ
3000mSt
8:55.62-Apr 14Storrs UCONN Northeast Challenge, Storrs, CT
3000mSt
8:57.70-Mar 30San Francisco State Distance Carnival, San Francisco, CA
1500m
3:54.34-Mar 17Gurabo Spring Break Classic, Gurabo
3000m-short-track
8:45.97-Jan 20Middlebury Winterfell, Middlebury, VT (i)
mile-short-track
4:21.11-Jan 20Middlebury Winterfell, Middlebury, VT (i)
3000m-short-track
8:20.87-Jan 13Staten Island Great Dane Classic, NY (i)

2017

10 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
5000m-short-track
14:10.29-Dec 2Boston University Season Opener, Boston, MA (i)
15Kilometr
47:47-Nov 12Schenectady 15K, Schenectady, NY
5Kilometre
14:42-Nov 4New York Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K, New York, NY
3000mSt
8:57.40-May 5Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational, Palo Alto, CA
1500m
3:50.51-Apr 28Gainesville Tom Jones Memorial, Gainesville, FL
3000mSt
8:49.57-Apr 14Torrance Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance, CA - Invitational Events
2000Metres
5:43.07-Mar 24Tallahassee Florida State Relays, Tallahassee, FL
10Kilometr
31:13-Feb 26San Juan World's Best 10K, San Juan
3000m-short-track
8:19.41-Feb 11Birmingham Samford Open, Birmingham, AL (i)
Semi
1:09:52-Feb 5Tallahassee Half Marathon, Tallahassee, FL

2016

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
10Kilometr
31:00-Nov 24Troy Turkey Trot, Troy, NY
3000mSt
8:38.37-Jun 25Reunión Internacional de Atletismo Villa De Bilbao, Bilbao
3000mSt
9:00.14-Jun 18Copenhagen Athletics Games, København
3000mSt
8:40.87-May 14Rio de Janeiro Ibero-American Championships, Rio de Janeiro
3000mSt
8:45.38-May 7Los Angeles Oxy Invitational, Los Angeles, CA
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Honours

7

Pan American Games

3000 Metres Steeplechase

2019
🥇

Puerto Rican Championships

3000 Metres Steeplechase

2019
🥉

Rio de Janeiro Ibero-American Championships

3000 Metres Steeplechase

2016
🥇

Puerto Rican Championships

3000 Metres Steeplechase

2015
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Ricardo Estremera's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Ricardo Estremera's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:37.92, set on May 1, 2016 in Palo Alto, CA (USA).

Which events does Ricardo Estremera compete in?

Ricardo Estremera competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 2000 Metres Short Track.

How did Ricardo Estremera perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 49:31, set on Jul 12, 2026. Last competition: Boilermaker Road Race on Jul 12, 2026, 49:31.