Jesús Гарngel García Bragado ( Spanish: Jesús Ángel García Bragado , born October 17, 1969 , Madrid , Spain ) is a Spanish track and field athlete walking 20 and 50 km. World Champion 1993 walking 50 km. Included in the number of athletes with the most participation in the Olympic Games is 7 (1992–2016) [1] [2] [3] .
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| Full name | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | October 17, 1969 (49 years old) Madrid , Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 172 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Valencia CF Canal de isabel ii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 1991 - n. at. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 km | 1:23:00 (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km | 3:39:54 (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography and career
Jesús Бngel García Bragado was born on October 17, 1969 in Madrid. From 1997 to 2008, he was married to the Spanish gymnast Carmen Asedo . The couple has two daughters.
He made his international debut in 1991 at the Universiade in Sheffield , where he became fifth at a distance of 20 km. In 1993, he won the World Cup in Stuttgart at a distance of 50 km. Later three times became the silver medalist of the world championships (1997, 2001, 2009). Twice became the winner of the European Championships - in 2002 - bronze, in 2006 - silver. Four times won the European Cup in race walking (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001), several times became a prize winner. Jesus was the closest to the Olympic medal in 2008, when he took 4th place in Beijing.
Olympic results 
| Olympic Games | Discipline | A place | Result |
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| 1992 Barcelona | 50 km | ten | 3:58:43 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 50 km | DNF | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 50 km | 12 | 3:49:31 |
| 2004 Athens | 50 km | five | 3:44:42 |
| 2008 Beijing | 50 km | four | 3:44:08 |
| 2012 London | 50 km | 17 | 3:48:32 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 50 km | 20 | 3:54:29 [4] |
Notes
See also
- List of Athletes with the Most Participation in the Olympics
Links
- Jesús Гарngel García Bragado - profile on the IAAF website