Miguel Ángel López (racewalker)

Miguel Ángel López Nicolás (born 3 July 1988 in Murcia) is a Spanish racewalker.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the 20 km race walk at the 2015 World Championships and the silver in 2013. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed fifth, and the 50 km walk at the 2016 Olympics,[1] where he was one of 11 walkers who did not finish amid "punishingly hot and humid conditions".[3]

Miguel Ángel López
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel López Nicolás
NationalitySpanish
Born3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 36)
Murcia, Spain
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Beijing20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2013 Moscow20 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Zürich20 km walk
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich35 km walk
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Kaunas20 km walk

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco6th10,000 m walk44:16.70
European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania9th10,000 m walk42:49.72
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th10,000 m walk45:54.41
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands8th10,000 m walk42:36.60
2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia35th20 km walk1:23:44
Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile4th20 km walk1:24:52.51
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania1st20 km walk1:22:23
2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico13th20 km walk1:24:32
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain13th20 km walk1:24:28
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea17th20 km walk1:23:41
2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia42nd20 km walk1:25:31
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom5th20 km walk1:19:49
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia2nd20 km walk1:21:21
2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China5th20 km walk1:19:21
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland1st20 km walk1:19:44
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China1st20 km walk1:19:14
2016World Race Walking CupRome, Italy33rd20 km walk1:22:46
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th20 km walk1:20:58
50 km walkDNF
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom10th20 km walk1:19:57
2018World Race Walking ChampionshipsTaicang, China5th20 km walk1:19:21
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6th20 km walk1:19:27
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th20 km walk1:35:00
2021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan31st20 km1:27:12
2022World Race Walking ChampionshipsMuscat, Oman3rd35 km2:37:27
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States10th35 km2:25:58
European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st35 km2:26:49

References


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