Luis Fernando García

Luis Fernando García Bechinie (born September 13, 1974 in Amatitlán) is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).

Luis Fernando García

Personal information
Full name	Luis Fernando García Bechinie
Born	(1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 (age 48) Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Guatemala Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 50 km Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador 20 km 2006 Cartagena 20 km Central American and Caribbean Championships 2001 Guatemala City 20 km Central American Games 2001 Guatemala City 20 km Central American Championships 2005 San José 20 km
Updated on 19 September 2012

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Bechinie.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	43rd	20 km	1:28:28
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	31st	20 km	1:28:51
1998	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	20,000 m	1:32:57
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	7th	20 km	1:26:24
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	DNF	20 km
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd	20 km	1:27:16
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	20 km	1:25:44 A
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	18th	20 km	1:26:47
	Universiade	Beijing, China	17th	20 km	1:33:43
	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	20 km	1:27:52 A
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	20,000 m	1:25:27
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	20 km	1:27:51
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	50 km	4:12:14
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	4th	20,000 m	1:27:00.7
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DNF	50 km
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	20,000 m	1:26:21.85 CR
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	DNF	50 km
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	20 km	1:29:50
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	50 km	4:01.36
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	22nd	50 km	3:56:58
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	31st	50 km	4:18:13
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, Mexico	DNF	50 km

References

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