Luis Manuel Corchete

Luis Manuel Corchete Martínez (born 14 May 1984) is a Spanish athlete who specialises in racewalking.

Luis Manuel Corchete
Corchete (left) in 2015
Personal information
Full nameLuis Manuel Corchete Martínez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984
Alicante, Spain
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Racewalking

Corchete is a native of Torrevieja.[1] In February 2021 he beat his personal best from 2012 by 12 minutes at the Spanish Championships to achieve the Olympic minimum standard in the 50 km walk and will make his debut at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, when he was 37 years old. He competed in Tokyo but did not finish the race.[2][3]

Personal life

His wife is the former international gymnast Jennifer Colino.[4]

References

  1. "The Spanish Race walking Championships in Torrevieja". 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "La pandemia que transformó a Luis Manuel Corchete". www.runnersworld.com.
  3. "Luis Manuel Corchete logra la plata y la mínima para Tokio". Super Deporte (in Spanish). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. Rodríguez Plaza, Moisés (1 March 2021). "Luis Manuel Corchete, a unos Juegos que también merece Jennifer". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.


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