Álvaro Martín (race walker)

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Álvaro Rafael Martín Uriol (born 18 June 1994 in Llerena) is a Spanish racewalker.[1]

FullnameÁlvaro Rafael Martín Uriol
Born (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 32)
Llerena, Spain
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
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Álvaro Martín
Martín at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Rafael Martín Uriol
Born (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 32)
Llerena, Spain
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Events
20 km race walk
35 km race walk
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km: 1:17:32 (2023)
  • 35 km: 2:24:30 (2023) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMarathon walk relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris20 km walk
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest20 km walk
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest35 km walk
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Muscat35 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rome20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2024 AntalyaMarathon walk (mixed relay)
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Berlin20 km walk
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich20 km walk
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Career

Martín won the gold medals in the 20 km walk and 35 km walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

He won consecutive gold medals in the 20 km walk at the European Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2022 European Athletics Championships.

Martín won a winning a gold and bronze medal in the mixed marathon walk relay and 20 km walk at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[2]

He also competed in the 20 km walk at the Olympic Games in 2012 in London (DNF), 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (22nd) and 2020 in Tokyo (4th).[3][4]

Martín announced his retirement after the Olympic Games in Paris.[5]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 9th 10,000 m 47:04
2011 World Youth Championships Lille Métropole, France 8th 10,000 m 42:27
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 10,000 m 40:35
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom — 20 km DNF
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 3rd 10,000 m 41:13
World Championships Moscow, Russian Federation 24th 20 km 1:25:12
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 19th 20 km 1:20:39
Mediterranean U23 Championships Aubagne, France 1st 10,000 m 42:50
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 20 km 1:21:41
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 20 km 1:24:51
World Championships Beijing, China 16th 20 km 1:22:04
2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 20 km 1:19:36
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd 20 km 1:22:11
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th 20 km 1:19:41
2018 World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang, China 8th 20 km 1:23:22
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 20 km 1:20:42
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd 20 km 1:33:20
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 4th 20 km 1:21.46
2022 World Race Walking Team Championships Muscat, Oman 2nd 35 km 2:36:54
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st 10,000 m 39:24.20
World Championships Eugene, United States 7th 20 km 1:20:19
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 20 km 1:19:11
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 20 km 1:17:32
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd 20 km 1:19:11
1st Mixed marathon walk relay 2:50:31
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