Daniel García (race walker)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Córdova.

Daniel García

Personal information
Full name	Daniel García Córdova
Born	(1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 Mexico City, Mexico
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Men's athletics
Event	Race walking
Medal record World Championships 1997 Athens 20 km walk 1999 Seville 20 km walk World Race Walking Cup 1993 Monterrey 20 km walk 1997 Poděbrady 20 km walk Universiade 1995 Fukuoka 20 km walk Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 20 km walk 1999 Winnipeg 20 km walk Central American and Caribbean Games 1993 Puerto Rico 20 km walk 1998 Maracaibo 20 km walk
Updated on 30 July 2013

Daniel García Córdova (born 28 October 1971) is a Mexican race walker.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:18:27 hrs – Poděbrady, Czech Republic, 19 April 1997
• 50 km: 3:50:05 hrs – Atlanta, United States, 2 August 1996

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, Mexico	—*	50 km	4:05:47 hrs
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	–	50 km	DSQ
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	—	20 km	DSQ
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th	20 km	1:25:35 hrs
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	20 km	1:24:26 hrs
	Universiade	Buffalo, New York, United States	2nd	20 km	1:22:58
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	—	20 km	DSQ
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	20 km	1:26:22 hrs
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	20 km	1:21:20.0
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	11th	20 km	1:22:34 hrs
	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	20 km	1:22:57 hrs
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	20 km	DSQ
	World Student Games	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	20 km	1:24:11 hrs
1996	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Manaus, Brazil	1st	20 km	1:27:29
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	19th	20 km	1:24:10 hrs
			9th	50 km	3:50:05 hrs PB
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	2nd	20 km	1:18:27 hrs PB
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	20 km	1:21:43 hrs
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	20 km	1:23:32 hrs
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	5th	20 km	1:21:31 hrs
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	20 km	1:20:28 hrs
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	20 km	1:24:31 hrs
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th	20 km	1:22:05 hrs
2006	World Race Walking Cup	A Coruña, Spain	10th	20 km	1:20:52 hrs
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	—	20 km	DSQ
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	18th	50 km	3:53:42 hrs

^*: Started as a guest out of competition.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Garcia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Daniel García at World Athletics