Luis Fernando García

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Luis Fernando García
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando García Bechinie
Born (1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 (age 49)
Athletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
Men's
Athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo 50 km
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador 20 km
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 20 km
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Guatemala City 20 km
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Guatemala City 20 km
Central American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 San José 20 km
Updated on 19 September 2012

Luis Fernando García Bechinie (born September 13, 1974 in

Summer Olympics
, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta, Georgia
43rd 20 km 1:28:28
1997 World Championships
Athens, Greece
31st 20 km 1:28:51
1998 Central American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1st 20,000 m 1:32:57
1999 Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
7th 20 km 1:26:24
World Championships Seville, Spain DNF 20 km
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
32nd 20 km 1:27:16
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1st 20 km 1:25:44 A
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
18th 20 km 1:26:47
Universiade
Beijing, China
17th 20 km 1:33:43
Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20 km 1:27:52 A
2002 Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
3rd 20,000 m 1:25:27
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 20 km 1:27:51
2003 Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3rd 50 km 4:12:14
2004 Ibero-American Championships
Huelva, Spain
4th 20,000 m 1:27:00.7
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
DNF 50 km
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 20,000 m 1:26:21.85 CR
World Championships Helsinki, Finland DNF 50 km
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd
20 km
1:29:50
2007 Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5th 50 km 4:01.36
2008 Olympic Games
PR China
22nd 50 km 3:56:58
2009 World Championships
Berlin, Germany
31st 50 km 4:18:13
2010 World Race Walking Cup
Chihuahua, Mexico
DNF 50 km

References

  • Luis García at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.