Diego García (race walker)

Diego García
García at 2015 Copa de Europa
Personal information
Full nameDiego García Carrera
NationalitySpanish
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996
Madrid, Spain
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Event
racewalking
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2022 Munich20 km walk
Updated on 21 August 2018

Diego García Carrera (born 19 January 1996) is a male Spanish racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, winning the silver medal.[1]

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[2]

He was also the winner of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in 2018.[3]

In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[4] He finished in 35th place.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "20km Race Walk Men". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Men's 20 kilometres walk". 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "2018 standings IAAF Race Walking Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Men's 20 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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