Iván García (sprinter)

Iván García Sánchez (born February 29, 1972, in Santiago de Cuba) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Iván García
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Cuba
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1990 Havana 4x100 m relay

Career

He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 1st 4 × 100 m 40.62
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 4th 200 m 20.82
Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 200 m 20.55 (w)
3rd 4 × 100 m 39.20
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd 200 m 20.71
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 2nd 4 × 100 m 38.76
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:01.87
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 200 m 20.29
1st 4 × 100 m 38.67
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 200 m 20.77   (0.5 m/s)
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th 200 m 20.21   (0.4 m/s)
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 200 m 20.46 PB
Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 4 × 100 m 39.18
World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 200 m 20.31 w   (2.3 m/s)
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 200 m 20.81
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th (sf) 200 m 20.38   (1.7 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 38.63
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 4 × 100 m 38.04 SB

External
  • Iván García at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iván García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11.


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