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| Full name | Paul McGrath Benito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Race Walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul McGrath Benito (born 7 March 2002) is a Spanish race walker. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.
Career
He won the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 10,000m race walk. He finished third at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi in the 10,000m race walk.
He finished third at the 20 km race walk on 13 February 2022 at the senior Spanish Championships in Pamplona.
He won gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in the 20,000m race walk.
In April 2024, he won the Spanish national title in the 20 km race walk, setting a personal best time of 1:17:55 in Zaragoza. It placed him third on the Spanish all-time list. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. He was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.
Personal life
McGrath was born and raised in Barcelona. He has a Spanish mother, a Scottish father, and Irish grandparents.
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is McGrath and the second or maternal family name is Benito.
References
- "Paul McGrath". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Amit Khatri wins silver in 10000m race walk at World Athletics U20 meet". Olympics.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Spain's aim for race walk legacy continues in Muscat". World Athletics. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Foster, Anthony (July 12, 2023). "Thrilling Start to European U23 Championships with Stey and McGrath Dominating 20km Race Walk". Track Alerts. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Senior breakthrough beckons for Spain's McGrath in his beloved Rome". European Athletics. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Williams, George (8 June 2024). "Spaniard Paul McGrath, European silver in the 20 km walk in Rome". Sportsfinding. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics". sport.es. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- Henderson, Jason (8 June 2024). "Rising race walks star Paul McGrath on his Spanish-Scottish heritage". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
- Paul McGrath at World Athletics
- Paul McGrath at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Paul McGrath at Olympics.com
- Paul McGrath at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
| European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 20 kilometres race walk | |
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