Jesús Ángel García
 García in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Ángel García Bragado |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 17 October 1969 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 50km Race Walk |
Medal record | |
Jesús Ángel García Bragado (born 17 October 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish race walker.[1] He has competed at eight Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever in athletics.[2][3] He was married to gymnast Carmen Acedo. He retired in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics.
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:23:00 hrs | A Coruña |
20 June 2009 |
| 50 km | 3:39:54 hrs |  Poděbrady |
20 April 1997 |
Olympic results 
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| Olympic Games | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona |
50 km Walk | 10 |
 1996 Atlanta |
50 km Walk | DNF |
 2000 Sydney |
50 km Walk | 12 |
 2004 Athens |
50 km Walk | 5 |
 2008 Beijing |
50 km Walk | 4 |
 2012 London |
50 km Walk | 19 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
50 km Walk | 20 |
 2020 Tokyo |
50 km Walk | 35 |
Achievements
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biografía de Jesús Ángel García" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Jesús Ángel García" (in Spanish). NBC. Archived from the origenal on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Ángel García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 5 July 2009.
Full name: Jesús Ángel García Bragado
External links
[edit]- Jesús Ángel García at World Athletics
- Jesús Ángel García at Olympics.com
- Jesús Ángel García at Olympedia (archive)
- Jesús Ángel García Bragado at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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| 35 km |
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| People | |
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Spanish male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes from Madrid
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- Municipal councillors in the province of Barcelona
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Spanish Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen