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(Redirected from Laura Garcia-Caro) Spanish racewalker (born 1995) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García-Caro and the second or maternal family name is Lorenzo.

Laura García-Caro
Personal information
Full nameLaura García-Caro Lorenzo
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)
Lepe, Huelva, Spain
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Updated on 29 August 2015

Laura García-Caro Lorenzo (born 16 April 1995) is a female racewalker from Spain. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing the 32nd. She went viral during the 2024 European championship for starting to celebrate a bronze medal that she would lose in the last 5 metres of the race

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 5th 10,000 m 47:17
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 4th 10,000 m 44:32
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 10th 20 km 1:29:32
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th 20 km 1:31:52
World Championships Beijing, China 32nd 20 km 1:36:22
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 10,000 m 44:55
2017 European Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 3rd 20 km 1:29:57
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland – 20 km DQ
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th 20 km 1:29:29
2018 World Race Walking Championships Taicang, China 14th 20 km 1:29:58
European Athletics Championships Berlin, Germany 6th 20 km 1:28:15
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd 20 km 1:44:05
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 34th 20 km 1:37:48
2022 World Race Walking Championships Muscat, Oman 14th 35 km 2:52:10
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st 10,000 m 43:33.72
World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 35 km 2:42:45
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4th 20 km 1.28:48

See also

References

  1. "Women's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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