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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1969-10-17) 17 October 1969 (age 55) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 50km Race Walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jesús Ángel García Bragado (born 17 October 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish race walker. He has competed at eight Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever in athletics. He was married to gymnast Carmen Acedo. He retired in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics.
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| 20 km | 1:23:00 hrs | A Coruña |
20 June 2009 |
| 50 km | 3:39:54 hrs |  Poděbrady |
20 April 1997 |
Olympic results 
| Olympic Games | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona |
50 km Walk | 10 |
 1996 Atlanta |
50 km Walk | DNF |
 2000 Sydney |
50 km Walk | 12 |
 2004 Athens |
50 km Walk | 5 |
 2008 Beijing |
50 km Walk | 4 |
 2012 London |
50 km Walk | 19 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
50 km Walk | 20 |
 2020 Tokyo |
50 km Walk | 35 |
Achievements
References
- "Biografía de Jesús Ángel García" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- "Jesús Ángel García" (in Spanish). NBC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Ángel García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009.
Full name: Jesús Ángel García Bragado
External links
- Jesús Ángel García at World Athletics
- Jesús Ángel García at Olympics.com
- Jesús Ángel García at Olympedia (archive)
- Jesús Ángel García Bragado at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
| World champions in men's 35 km and 50 km race walk | |
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| Men's IAAF World Race Walking Cup champions | |
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| Spanish Sportsman of the Year | |
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Spanish male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes from Madrid
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- Municipal councillors in the province of Barcelona
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Spanish Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen