{{Short description|Colombian runner (born 1987)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = gold | name = <big>Muriel Coneo</big> | image = Muriel coneo.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Muriel Coneo Paredes | nickname = | nationality = Colombian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|03|15}} | birth_place = Isla Fuerte, Cordoba, Colombia | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.60|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|50|kg|0|abbr=on}} | country = {{flagcountry|Colombia}} | sport = Women's athletics | event = Middle-distance running | club = | team = | turnedpro = | retired = | coaching = Libardo Hoyos | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = {{ubl |'''800 m''': 2:03.81 (2011) |'''1500 m''': 4:06.99 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Colombian}}''' (2016) |'''3000 m''': 9:04.79 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Colombian}}''' (2016) |'''3000 m s'chase''': 9:43.16 (2016) |'''5000 m''': 15:26.18 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Colombian}}''' (2017) }} | updated = 4 September 2025 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{COL}}}} {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCount|total=yes |Pan American Games|1|0|0 |Ibero-American Championships|2|3|0 |CAC Games|2|1|0 |South American Games|5|0|0 |South American Championships|4|5|6 |Bolivarian Games|4|4|2 |}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Toronto|1500 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Ibero-American Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 São Paulo|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2006 Ponce|4×400 m relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 São Paulo|3000 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|3000 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Veracruz|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Barranquilla|5000 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Veracruz|3000 m st.}} {{Medal|Competition|South American Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2006 Buenos Aires|800 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2006 Buenos Aires|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Santiago|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Santiago|3000 m st.}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Cochabamba|1500 m}} {{Medal|Competition|South American Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Lima|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Lima|3000 m st.}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Asunción|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Asunción|5000 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2006 Tunja|800 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2006 Tunja|4×400 m relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2007 São Paulo|800 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2009 Lima|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2013 Cartagena|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2006 Tunja|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2009 Lima|800 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2011 Buenos Aires|800 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Cartagena|3000 m st.}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Lima|10000 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 São Paulo|5000 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Bolivarian Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2009 Sucre|4×400 m relay}} {{Medal|Gold|2013 Trujillo|3000 m st.}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Santa Marta|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Santa Marta|5000 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2009 Sucre|800 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2009 Sucre|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2013 Trujillo|1500 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Valledupar|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2005 Armenia-Pereira|800 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Valledupar|5000 m}} | show-medals = }}
{{family name hatnote|Coneo|Paredes|lang=Spanish}}
'''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 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 Medellín in 2002 for training and competing in the Heptathlon.<ref>[http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/M/muriel_coneo_corre_su_vida_a_fondo/muriel_coneo_corre_su_vida_a_fondo.asp Muriel corre su vida a fondo] {{in lang|es}}. El Colombiano.</ref> 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 metres steeplechase and the same year she placed first at the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru.<ref>[http://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/Home/NewDefault.aspx Juegos Bolivarianos 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216144118/http://www.bolivarianos2013.pe/Home/NewDefault.aspx |date=2014-02-16 }} {{in lang|es}}.</ref> In 2017, she ran her first international 5000 metres in the 2017 Mt. SAC Relays (Torrance, CA) where she set a PB of 15:41.55 <ref>[http://www.rtspt.com/events/mtsac/2017/170413F215.htm] {{in lang|es}}.</ref>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{COL}} |- |rowspan=2|2004 |rowspan=2|South American Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Guayaquil, Ecuador |4th |800 m |2:11.9 |- |6th |1500 m |4:36.2 |- |rowspan=5|2005 |South American Championships |Cali, Colombia |5th |800 m |2:09.00 |- |Bolivarian Games |Armenia, Colombia |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |800 m |2:11.14 {{AthAbbr|A}} |- |rowspan=3|South American Junior Championships |rowspan=3|Rosario, Argentina |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |2:10.57 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:36.10 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:44.80 |- |rowspan=9|2006 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Ponce, Puerto Rico |4th |800 m |2:05.83 |- |bgcolor=silver|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 |- |rowspan=3|South American Championships |rowspan=3|Tunja, Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:14.13 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |4:55.24 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m |3:37.12 |- |rowspan=2|South American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American Games |rowspan=2|Buenos Aires, Argentina |bgcolor=gold|1st |800m |2:07.78 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500m |4:25.56 |- |rowspan=2|2007 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|São Paulo, Brazil |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:08.99 |- |5th |1500 m |4:26.14 |- |rowspan=6|2008 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Iquique, Chile |4th |800 m |2:04.46 |- |5th |1500 m |4:24.90 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia |4th |800 m |2:07.7 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |4:28.92 |- |rowspan=2|South American U23 Championships |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:07.70 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:35.28 |- |rowspan=4|2009 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |2:07.32 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:23.38 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Sucre, Bolivia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:10.66 {{AthAbbr|A}} |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:39.06 {{AthAbbr|A}} |- |rowspan=2|2010 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|San Fernando, Spain |6th |800 m |2:05.36 |- |5th |4 × 400 m relay |3:38.94 |- |rowspan=6|2011 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Buenos Aires, Argentina |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |2:05.25 |- |4th |1500 m |4:24.16 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |6th |800 m |2:08.60 |- |4th |1500 m |4:25.45 |- |rowspan=2|Universiade |rowspan=2|Shenzhen, China |17th (h) |800 m |2:06.18 |- |8th (h) |1500 m |4:28.03 |- |rowspan=4|2013 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Cartagena, Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:15.84 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |3000 m s'chase |10:09.91 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Trujillo, Peru |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:09.79 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:00.09 |- |rowspan=6|2014 |rowspan=2|South American Games |rowspan=2|Santiago, Chile |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:15.66 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |10:05.02 |- |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|São Paulo, Brazil |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:14.42 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m |9:22.10 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Xalapa, Mexico |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:14.84 {{AthAbbr|A}} |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m s'chase |10:07.94 {{AthAbbr|A}} |- |rowspan=7|2015 |rowspan=2|Pan American Cross Country Cup |rowspan=2|Barranquilla, Colombia |7th |7 km |21:56 |- |6th |Team - 7 km |89 pts |- |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:10.14 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |9:53.1 |- |Pan American Games |Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:09.05 {{AthAbbr|NR|Colombian}} |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) |1500 m |4:18.14 |- | 34th (h) |3000 m s'chase |9:55.53 |- |rowspan=3|2016 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:09.35 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m |9:04.79 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |20th (h) |1500 m |4:09.50 |- |rowspan=6|2017 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Asunción, Paraguay |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:16.46 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |16:16.64 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom |36th (h) |1500 m |4:11.98 |- |28th (h) |5000 m |15:26.18 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Santa Marta, Colombia |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:15.64 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |16:08.29 |- |rowspan=4|2018 |rowspan=2|South American Games |rowspan=2|Cochabamba, Bolivia |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:27.10 |- | – |5000 m |DNF |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Barranquilla, Colombia |5th |1500 m |4:25.72 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |16:13.47 |- |rowspan=3|2019 |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Lima, Peru |6th |5000 m |16:34.58 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|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 |- |rowspan=6|2022 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|La Nucía, Spain |4th |1500 m |4:17.37 |- |5th |5000 m |16:12.69 |- |rowspan=2|Bolivarian Games |rowspan=2|Valledupar, Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:17.77 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |5000 m |17:23.45 |- |rowspan=2|South American Games |rowspan=2|Asunción, Paraguay |6th |1500 m |4:20.69 |- |6th |5000 m |16:20.53 |- |rowspan=4|2023 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|San Salvador, El Salvador |7th |5000 m |16:13.54 |- |5th |10,000 m |34:40.20 |- |rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|São Paulo, Brazil |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |5000 m |16:20.82 |- |5th |10,000 m |34:35.0 |}
==Personal bests== *800 metres – 2:03.81 (Fortaleza, 11 May 2011) *1500 metres – 4:06.99 (Huelva, 3 June 2016) *3000 metres steeplechase – 9:43.16 (Norwalk, 15 April 2016)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 1500m Women}} {{Footer CAC Champions 1500 m Women}} {{Footer CAC Champions 5000 m Women}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coneo, Muriel}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bolívar Department Category:Colombian women middle-distance runners Category:Colombian women steeplechase runners Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:Pan American Games athletes for Colombia Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Colombia Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Colombian women cross country runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games Category:South American Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:South American Games medalists in athletics Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:South American Games gold medalists in athletics Category:Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Category:Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 South American Games