Spanish middle-distance runner
Higuero at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Higuero and the second or maternal family name is
Mate.
Juan Carlos Higuero Mate (born 3 August 1978) is a Spanish middle distance runner, who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos.
At the 2006 European Championships in Athletics Higuero won two bronze medals, over 1500 and 5000 metres. It was his international major event debut in the 5000 metres. He already had two silver medals from the European Indoor Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing  Spain |
| 1997 | European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 6th | 5000 m | 14:31.79 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.34 |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 6th | 1500 m | 3:44.07 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 1500 m | 3:38.91 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | 1500 m | 3:56.71 |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:50.08 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 1500 m | 3:45.81 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 3:44.81 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | 1500 m | 3:38.49 |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.25 |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.13 |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:37.98 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 1500 m | 3:40.34 |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 10th | 1500 m | 3:45.45 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:39.62 |
| 3rd | 5000 m | 13:46.48 |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.41 |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 13th | 1500 m | 3:38.43 |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:38.82 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th | 1500 m | 3:34.44 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:37.33 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 1500 m | 3:42.29 |
| European Team Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 3000 m | 8:03.43 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 3000 m | 7:50.26 |
- 800 metres - 1:45.87 min (2007)
- 1500 metres - 3:31.57 min (2006)
- Mile - 3:52.49 min (2002)
- 3000 metres - 7:59.76 min (1999)
- 5000 metres - 13:33.65 min (2006)
