David García (sprinter)
Spanish athlete
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David García Zurita (born 6 June 2005) is a Spanish sprinter who predominantly competes over 400 metres. He ran for Spain at the 2024 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | David García Zurita 6 June 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400 m: 45.43 (Bergen, 2024) |
Biography
He was born in Alcorcón but grew up in Badajoz.[1] He is a member of Club Atletismo Badajoz. He won the Spanish under-18 titles over 400 metres in 2021 and 2022.[2] He won the 400 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in a time of 46.67 seconds.[3] He was a member of the Spanish team which ultimately ran to a fourth overall finish at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[4]
He was a member of the Spanish team which placed fifth overall at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Óscar Husillos, Lucas Búa, and Markel Fernández.[5][6] He placed fifth over 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships.[7]
He competed as part of the Spanish mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas.[8] He was a member of the Spanish team which placed fourth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[9] He also ran in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[10][11]
He ran for Spain at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025, as he, Carmen Avilés, Samuel García and Blanca Hervás secured qualification for the 2025 World Championships.[12] He competed at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, setting a personal best of 45.77 for the 400 metres in the preliminary round. He ran a new personal best 45.43 seconds to place fourth in the final.[13][14] Later in the championships, he ran as part of the gold medal winning Spanish 4 × 400 metres relay team.[15]
Garcia was second to Markel Fernandez in the 400 metres at the 2026 Spanish Indoor Championships in Valencia, running 46.96 seconds in the final.[16] He reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[17] Also at the championships, Garcia won a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Markel Fernández, Blanca Hervás and Paula Sevilla.[18][19]
Competing at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, he was part of the Spanish mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team which set a national record of 3:09.89 on the opening day.[20][21]