Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez (born August 23, 1984, in Mejicanos, San Salvador) is a Salvadoran race walker.[1] He set both a national record and a personal best time of 3:59:51, by finishing fourth in the men's 50 km race walk at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Salvador Mira
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez
Nationality El Salvador
Born (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40)
Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km walk: 1:26:09 (2005)
50 km walk: 3:59:51 (2007)
Updated on 9 July 2014

Mira represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk. Mira received a final warning (a total of three red cards) for not following the proper form during the 25 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified from the competition.[3]

Personal best

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   El Salvador
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 13th 10,000m walk 45:40.76 min
2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 4th 10,000m walk 46:48.91 min
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 10,000 m track walk DNF
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 20,000 m track walk 1:39:14.27 hrs
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 20 km walk 1:33:43 hrs
2003 Central American Junior Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 10,000 m track walk 47:12.64
2004 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 2nd 20,000 m track walk 1:32:33.66 hrs NR
2006 World Race Walking Cup La Coruña, Spain 40th 50 km walk 4:12:53 hrs
NACAC Under-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 20,000m walk 1:31:42 hrs
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 20 km walk DQ
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 20 km walk 1:29:44 hrs
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 50 km walk 3:59.51 hrs NR
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 50 km walk DQ
Olympic Games Beijing, China 50 km walk DQ
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 5th 50 km walk 4:15:48 hrs
2013 Central American Race Walking Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 3rd 20 km walk 1:43:40 hrs
Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 5th 20 km road walk 1:35:33
Pan American Race Walking Cup Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 25th 20 km road walk 1:37:39
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 3rd 20,000 m track walk 1:35:43.46
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 4th 20 km road walk 1:42:44

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salvador Mira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (29 July 2007). "Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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