Jesús Ángel García

Jesús Ángel García Bragado (born 17 October 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish race walker.[1] He has competed at eight Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever in athletics.[2][3] He was married to gymnast Carmen Acedo. He retired in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics.

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

Jesús Ángel García
García in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJesús Ángel García Bragado
NationalitySpanish
Born (1969-10-17) 17 October 1969
Madrid, Spain
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)50km Race Walk
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Stuttgart50 km walk
Silver medal – second place1997 Athens50 km walk
Silver medal – second place2001 Edmonton50 km walk
Silver medal – second place2009 Berlin50 km walk
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Gothenburg50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2002 Munich50 km walk

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
20 km1:23:00 hrs Spain A Coruña20 June 2009
50 km3:39:54 hrsCzech Republic Poděbrady20 April 1997

Olympic results

Olympic Games Discipline Place
Spain 1992 Barcelona50 km Walk10
United States 1996 Atlanta50 km WalkDNF
Australia 2000 Sydney50 km Walk12
Greece 2004 Athens50 km Walk5
China 2008 Beijing50 km Walk4
United Kingdom 2012 London50 km Walk19
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro50 km Walk20
Japan 2020 Tokyo50 km Walk35

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th 20 km 1:26:17
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 50 km 3:58:43
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 2nd 50 km 3:52:44
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 50 km 3:41:41
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 50 km 3:45:25
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 2nd 50 km 3:41:54
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 50 km 3:48:05
1996 European Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 1st 50 km 3:51:01
1st Team - 50 km 437 pts
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — 50 km DNF
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 1st 50 km 3:39:54
World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 50 km 3:44:59
1998 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 2nd 50 km 3:43:17
1st Team - 50 km 21 pts
European Championships Budapest, Hungary — 50 km DQ
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 50 km 3:40:40
World Championships Seville, Spain — 50 km DNF
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st 50 km 3:42:51
2nd Team - 50 km 15 pts
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 50 km 3:49:31
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 1st 50 km 3:44:26
2nd Team - 50 km 21 pts
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 50 km 3:43:07
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 50 km 3:44:33
World Race Walking Cup Torino, Italy — 50 km DQ
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 50 km 3:43:56
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 50 km 3:44:42
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 6th 50 km 3:50:33
2005 European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary 14th 20 km 1:24:05
2nd Team - 20 km 33 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 50 km DSQ
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 50 km 3:42:48
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 6th 50 km 3:46:11
2007 European Race Walking Cup Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom 6th 50 km 3:46:08
2nd Team - 50 km 23 pts
World Championships Osaka, Japan — 50 km DQ
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 14th 50 km 3:52:31
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 50 km 3:44:08
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 2nd 50 km 3:46:27
2nd Team - 50 km 13 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 50 km 3:41:37
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 5th 50 km 3:55:41
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 50 km 3:47:56
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea — 50 km DQ
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 6th 50 km 3:48:15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th 50 km 3:48:32
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 11th 50 km 3:52:37
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 50 km 3:46:44
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 20th 50 km 3:55:38
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 50 km 3:45:41
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain — 50 km DQ
World Championships Beijing, China 9th 50 km 3:46:43
2016 World Race Walking Team Champ. Rome, Italy — 50 km DNF
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th 50 km 3:54:29
2018 World Race Walking Team Champ. Taicang, China 18th 50 km 3:53:48
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 50 km 4:11:28
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 35th 50 km 4:10:03

References
  1. "Biografía de Jesús Ángel García" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. "Jesús Ángel García" (in Spanish). NBC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Ángel García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Full name: Jesús Ángel García Bragado


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