Diego García (racewalker)

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

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

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. "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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