Marc Vicent Tur Pico (born 30 November 1994) is a Spanish racewalker. In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] He finished in 19th place.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marc Vicent Tur Pico |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain | 30 November 1994
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Racewalking |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 3:47.40 (50 km, 2021) |
In 2018, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[2] He finished in 22nd place.[2]
During the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he placed 4th in the men's 50 kilometres walk.[3]
Competition record
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Spain | |||||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 29th | 10,000 m | 44:42 |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 5th | 10,000 m | 41:51 |
2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 42nd | 20 km | 1:22:46 |
Mediterranean U23 Championships | Aubagne, France | 2nd | 10,000 m | 42:52 | |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 20,000 m | 1:23:22 | |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | — | 20 km | DQ |
2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 4th | 10,000 m | 41:23 |
2018 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Taicang, China | 24th | 50 km | 3:56:28 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd | 50 km | 4:09:18 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th | 50 km | 4:24:38 |
2021 | Summer Olympics | Sapporo, Japan | 4th | 50 km | 3:51:08 |
Personal life
editTur is openly gay.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Marc Tur: "Soy abiertamente gay"". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Marc Tur.
- Marc Tur at World Athletics
- Marc Tur at Olympics.com
- Marc Tur at Olympedia (archive)
- Marc Tur at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)