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Spanish racewalker
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Pérez and the second or maternal family name is
García.
María Pérez
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Full name | María Pérez García |
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Born | (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28)
Orce, Spain
[1] |
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Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
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Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
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Sport |
Athletics |
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Event |
Race walking |
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Club | Valencia Club de Atletismo |
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Coached by | Daniel Jacinto Garzón |
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María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996)
[2] is a Spanish
race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the
20 kilometres walk at the
2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the
2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the
world record holder for the
35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the
European Race Walking Team Championships in
Poděbrady, Czech Republic.
[3]
Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.
Statistics
Personal bests
International competitions
Representing
Spain
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Time
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2013
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World Youth Championships
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Donetsk, Ukraine
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7th
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5000 m walk
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23:48.11
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2014
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World Junior Championships
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Eugene, OR, United States
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5th
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10,000 m walk
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44:57.30
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2015
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European Junior Championships
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Eskilstuna, Sweden
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4th
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10,000 m walk
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44:19.05
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2016
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Ibero-American Championships
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2nd
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10,000 m walk
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45:31.83
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2017
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European U23 Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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2nd
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20 km walk
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1:31:29
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World Championships
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London, United Kingdom
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10th
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20 km walk
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1:29:37
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2018
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World Race Walking Cup
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Taicang, China
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8th
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20 km walk
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1:28:50
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European Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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1st
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20 km walk
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1:26:36
CR
NR
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2019
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World Championships
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Doha, Qatar
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8th
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20 km walk
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1:35:43
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2021
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European Race Walking Team Championships
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Poděbrady, Czech Republic
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2nd
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20 km walk
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1:28:03
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Olympic Games
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Sapporo, Japan
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4th
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20 km walk
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1:30:05
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2022
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World Championships
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Eugene, OR, United States
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–
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20 km walk
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DQ
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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–
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20 km walk
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DQ
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2023
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European Race Walking Team Championships
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Poděbrady, Czech Republic
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1st
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35 km walk
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2:37:15
WR
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References
External links
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1987–1997 10 kilometres | |
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1999–present 20 kilometres | |
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2017–2019 50 kilometres | |
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2022-present 35 kilometres | |
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