Miguel Ángel López (racewalker)

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Miguel Ángel López
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel López Nicolás
NationalitySpanish
Born3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 35)
Murcia, Spain
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 20 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 20 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 20 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 35 km walk
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaunas 20 km walk

Miguel Ángel López Nicolás (born 3 July 1988 in

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]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2005 World Youth Championships
Marrakech, Morocco
6th 10,000 m walk 44:16.70
European Junior Championships
Kaunas, Lithuania
9th 10,000 m walk 42:49.72
2006 World Junior Championships
Beijing, China
14th 10,000 m walk 45:54.41
2007 European Junior Championships
Hengelo, Netherlands
8th 10,000 m walk 42:36.60
2008 World Race Walking Cup
Cheboksary, Russia
35th 20 km walk 1:23:44
Ibero-American Championships
Iquique, Chile
4th 20 km walk 1:24:52.51
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 20 km walk 1:22:23
2010 World Race Walking Cup
Chihuahua, Mexico
13th 20 km walk 1:24:32
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
13th 20 km walk 1:24:28
2011 World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
17th 20 km walk 1:23:41
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 42nd 20 km walk 1:25:31
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
5th 20 km walk 1:19:49
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 20 km walk 1:21:21
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 5th 20 km walk 1:19:21
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
1st 20 km walk 1:19:44
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 1st 20 km walk 1:19:14
2016
World Race Walking Cup
Rome, Italy
33rd 20 km walk
1:22:46
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11th 20 km walk 1:20:58
50 km walk DNF
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th 20 km walk 1:19:57
2018
World Race Walking Championships
Taicang, China 5th 20 km walk
1:19:21
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
6th 20 km walk 1:19:27
2019 World Championships
Doha, Qatar
26th 20 km walk 1:35:00
2021 Olympic Games
Sapporo, Japan
31st 20 km 1:27:12
2022 World Race Walking Championships
Muscat, Oman
3rd 35 km 2:37:27
World Championships
Eugene, United States 10th 35 km 2:25:58
European Athletics Championships Munich, Germany 1st 35 km 2:26:49

References

  1. ^ a b Miguel Ángel López at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Real Federación Española de Atletismo
    . Retrieved 4 June 2015.

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