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Diego García (racewalker)

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Diego García
García at 2015 Copa de Europa
Personal information
Full nameDiego García Carrera
NationalitySpanish
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Eventracewalking
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 20 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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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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