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José Amado García Gabriel (born 13 September 1977) is a Guatemalan long-distance runner who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

FullnameJosé Amado García Gabriel
Born (1977-09-13) 13 September 1977 (age 49)
San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
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José Amado García
García in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full nameJosé Amado García Gabriel
Born (1977-09-13) 13 September 1977 (age 49)
San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Guatemala
SportMen's Athletics
Event
Long distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroMarathon
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MayagüezMarathon
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Guatemala City5000 m
Gold medal – first place2013 San JoséMarathon
Silver medal – second place1997 San Pedro Sula10,000 m
Silver medal – second place2001 Guatemala City10,000 m
Central American Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 San José10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Guatemala City5000 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Guatemala City10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2005 San José10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2007 San José5000 m
Gold medal – first place2007 San José10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Guatemala City5000 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Guatemala City10,000 m
Silver medal – second place2002 San José5000 m
Updated on 17 December 2014
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Personal bests

  • 5000 m: 14:13.19 min – Berkeley, United States, 24 April 2010
  • 10,000 m: 28:50.25 min – Palo Alto, United States, 1 May 2010
  • Half marathon: 1:04:20 hrs – Warsaw, Poland, 18 June 2016
  • Marathon: 2:14:27 hrs – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 29 July 2007

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guatemala
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2nd 10,000 m 33:05.17
1998 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd 5000 m 15:47.6
2nd 10,000 m 33:22.2
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, United Kingdom 134th 12 km 47:52
2000 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia 6th 12 km 39:50
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 6th 5000 m 14:57.04
3rd 10,000 m 30:53.52
Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:28.91 A
2nd 10,000 m 30:43.86 A
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 5000 m 14:30.14
1st 10,000 m 30:05.31
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 5th 5000 m 14:33.50
5th 10,000 m 30:30.30
2003 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd 12 km 39:49
World Cross Country Championships Lausanne, Switzerland 75th 12.355 km 40:35
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 15:19.35
1st 10,000 m 30:16.25
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 5000 m DNF
7th 10,000 m 30:26.61
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 5000 m 14:40.94
3rd 10,000 m 29:42.52
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 64th Marathon 2:27:13
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 121st 4.196 km 13:27
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 10,000 m 30:11.54
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — Marathon DNF
2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, United States 10th 8 km 26:38
3rd 8 km (Team) 48 pts
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 104th 12 km 39:35
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 8th 5000 m 14:31.55
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th 5000 m 14:27.54
4th 10,000 m 30:09.31
2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, United States 13th 8 km 26:10
2nd 8 km (Team) 58 pts
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 5000 m 14:42.08
1st 10,000 m 29:53.61
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 5000 m 14:33.31
2nd 10,000 m 29:42.11
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Marathon 2:14:27
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 35th Marathon 2:20:15
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:55.44
World Championships Berlin, Germany 47th Marathon 2:22:00
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st Marathon 2:21:35
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 10,000 m 32:06.26
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 5th Marathon 2:20:27 SB
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 38th Marathon 2:18:23
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 1st Marathon 2:26:26
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 7th Half marathon 1:08:45
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 2nd Marathon 2:19:45 A
2016 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 118th[3] Marathon 2:30:11
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 58th[4] Marathon 2:25:03
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