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Spanish racewalker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996)[2] is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.[3]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | María Pérez García |
Born | Orce, Spain[1] | 29 April 1996
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
Club | Valencia Club de Atletismo |
Coached by | Daniel Jacinto Garzón |
Medal record |
Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.
She is openly lesbian and married to a musician.[4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 7th | 5000 m walk | 23:48.11 |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 5th | 10,000 m walk | 44:57.30 |
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 4th | 10,000 m walk | 44:19.05 |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 10,000 m walk | 45:31.83 |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:31:29 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 20 km walk | 1:29:37 | |
2018 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 8th | 20 km walk | 1:28:50 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:26:36 CR NR | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | 20 km walk | 1:35:43 |
2021 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:28:03 |
Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:30:05 | |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | – | 20 km walk | DQ |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | 20 km walk | DQ | |
2023 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 1st | 35 km walk | 2:37:15 WR |
2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:26:19 |
1st | Mixed marathon walk relay | 2:50:31 |
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