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Daniel García Córdova (born 28 October 1971) is a Mexican race walker.

FullnameDaniel García Córdova
Born (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
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Daniel García
Personal information
Full nameDaniel García Córdova
Born (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportMen's athletics
Event
Race walking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Athens20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place1999 Seville20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place1993 Monterrey20 km walk
Silver medal – second place1997 Poděbrady20 km walk
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1995 Fukuoka20 km walk
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Mar del Plata20 km walk
Silver medal – second place1999 Winnipeg20 km walk
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Puerto Rico20 km walk
Gold medal – first place1998 Maracaibo20 km walk
Updated on 30 July 2013
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Personal bests

  • 20 km: 1:18:27 hrs – Poděbrady, Czech Republic, 19 April 1997
  • 50 km: 3:50:05 hrs – Atlanta, United States, 2 August 1996

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Mexico
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, Mexico —* 50 km 4:05:47 hrs
Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico – 50 km DSQ
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom — 20 km DSQ
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th 20 km 1:25:35 hrs
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 1st 20 km 1:24:26 hrs
Universiade Buffalo, New York, United States 2nd 20 km 1:22:58
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany — 20 km DSQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 20 km 1:26:22 hrs
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 20 km 1:21:20.0
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 11th 20 km 1:22:34 hrs
Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 20 km 1:22:57 hrs
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — 20 km DSQ
World Student Games Fukuoka, Japan 1st 20 km 1:24:11 hrs
1996 Pan American Race Walking Cup Manaus, Brazil 1st 20 km 1:27:29
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 19th 20 km 1:24:10 hrs
9th 50 km 3:50:05 hrs PB
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 2nd 20 km 1:18:27 hrs PB
World Championships Athens, Greece 1st 20 km 1:21:43 hrs
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 20 km 1:23:32 hrs
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 5th 20 km 1:21:31 hrs
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2nd 20 km 1:20:28 hrs
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 20 km 1:24:31 hrs
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 20 km 1:22:05 hrs
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 10th 20 km 1:20:52 hrs
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan — 20 km DSQ
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 18th 50 km 3:53:42 hrs
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*: Started as a guest out of competition.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Garcia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Daniel García at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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