Miguel Ángel López (racewalker)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Nicolás.

Miguel Ángel López
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel López Nicolás
NationalitySpanish
Born3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 36)
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 Murcia) is a Spanish 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] where he was one of 11 walkers who did not finish amid "punishingly hot and humid conditions".[3]

Competition record

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Historial deportivo de Miguel Ángel López - RFEA.es" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Toth pips Tallent for 50km race walk gold". news24.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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