--- title: "3 Leonel Manzano Quotes - Famous Middle-distance runner" description: "Leonel \"Leo\" Manzano is a Mexican-American former middle-distance track and field athlete specializing in the 1500 m and mile. He was a silver medalist ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b134/author-leonel-manzano-82533.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Leonel Manzano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b134/author-leonel-manzano-82533.jpg) # Leonel Manzano (1984) Middle-distance Runner United States **3** quotes in **52** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Leonel Manzano is a middle-distance runner from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Leonel Manzano Born September 12, 1984 Nationality United States Profession Middle-distance Runner ## About Leonel Manzano Leonel "Leo" Manzano is a Mexican-American former middle-distance track and field athlete specializing in the 1500 m and mile. He was a silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Manzano is known for finishing his races with a strong finishing kick. ## Quotes by Leonel Manzano > [(On winning the 800 meters in front of the home fans) I was really excited to come back here. Of course you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonel-manzano/on-winning-the-800-meters-in-front-of-the-home-fans-i-was-really/) [Leonel Manzano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonel-manzano/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/leonel-manzano-82533_athlete_on-winning-the-800-meters-in-front-of-th_192531.jpg) > [(On upcoming racing plans) Right now I am going to go back into training and then I am going to resurface and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonel-manzano/on-upcoming-racing-plans-right-now-i-am-going-to-go-back-into/) [Leonel Manzano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonel-manzano/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/leonel-manzano-82533_athlete_on-upcoming-racing-plans-right-now-i-am_1711689.png) > [(On returning to Austin to run at his collegiate stadium) It is almost like coming home with the crowd, the people, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonel-manzano/on-returning-to-austin-to-run-at-his-collegiate-stadium-it-is-almost/) [Leonel Manzano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonel-manzano/) [Athlete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athlete/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/leonel-manzano-82533_athlete_on-returning-to-austin-to-run-at-his-col_2919658.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonel-manzano/#itemlist", "name": "Leonel Manzano Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "(On winning the 800 meters in front of the home fans) I was really excited to come back here. 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