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Jesús Ángel García

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

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.

Jesús Ángel García
García in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJesús Ángel García Bragado
NationalitySpanish
Born (1969-10-17) 17 October 1969 (age 55)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event50km Race Walk
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2001 Edmonton 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin 50 km walk
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Munich 50 km walk

Personal bests

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th 20 km 1:26:17
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 50 km 3:58:43
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 2nd 50 km 3:52:44
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 50 km 3:41:41
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 50 km 3:45:25
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 2nd 50 km 3:41:54
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 50 km 3:48:05
1996 European Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 1st 50 km 3:51:01
1st Team - 50 km 437 pts
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — 50 km DNF
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 1st 50 km 3:39:54
World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 50 km 3:44:59
1998 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 2nd 50 km 3:43:17
1st Team - 50 km 21 pts
European Championships Budapest, Hungary — 50 km DQ
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 50 km 3:40:40
World Championships Seville, Spain — 50 km DNF
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st 50 km 3:42:51
2nd Team - 50 km 15 pts
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 50 km 3:49:31
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 1st 50 km 3:44:26
2nd Team - 50 km 21 pts
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 50 km 3:43:07
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 50 km 3:44:33
World Race Walking Cup Torino, Italy — 50 km DQ
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 50 km 3:43:56
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 50 km 3:44:42
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 6th 50 km 3:50:33
2005 European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary 14th 20 km 1:24:05
2nd Team - 20 km 33 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 50 km DSQ
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 50 km 3:42:48
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 6th 50 km 3:46:11
2007 European Race Walking Cup Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom 6th 50 km 3:46:08
2nd Team - 50 km 23 pts
World Championships Osaka, Japan — 50 km DQ
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 14th 50 km 3:52:31
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 50 km 3:44:08
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 2nd 50 km 3:46:27
2nd Team - 50 km 13 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 50 km 3:41:37
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 5th 50 km 3:55:41
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 50 km 3:47:56
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea — 50 km DQ
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 6th 50 km 3:48:15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th 50 km 3:48:32
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 11th 50 km 3:52:37
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 50 km 3:46:44
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 20th 50 km 3:55:38
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 50 km 3:45:41
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain — 50 km DQ
World Championships Beijing, China 9th 50 km 3:46:43
2016 World Race Walking Team Champ. Rome, Italy — 50 km DNF
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th 50 km 3:54:29
2018 World Race Walking Team Champ. Taicang, China 18th 50 km 3:53:48
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 50 km 4:11:28
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 35th 50 km 4:10:03

References

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  1. ^ "Biografía de Jesús Ángel García" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Jesús Ángel García" (in Spanish). NBC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Ángel García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Full name: Jesús Ángel García Bragado
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