Samuel García (sprinter)
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_(cropped).jpg) García in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel García Cabrera |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 4 December 1991 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Santa Cruz de La Palma |
| Coached by | Álex Codina |
Samuel García Cabrera (born 4 December 1991) is a Spanish track and field athlete specialising in the 400 metres.[1] He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships. Individually, his best outing so far is the seventh place at the 2014 European Championships.
His personal bests in the 400 metres are 45.00 seconds outdoors (Monachil 7 July 2017) and 46.35 seconds indoors (Salamanca 2017).
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | |||||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.93 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.59 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.58 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.01 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | 400 m | DQ | |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.11 | |||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 14th (h) | 400 m | 47.76 |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 10th (h) | 400 m | 46.98 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.28 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.07 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.17 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 7th | 400 m | 46.35 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.68 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 47.95 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 22nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.49 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 46.43 |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.77 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 400 m | 46.74 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 39th (h) | 400 m | 46.37 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.65 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.52 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 45.87 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.78 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.27 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 16th (h) | 400 m | 47.02 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.09 | |
| 6th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.65 | |||
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.14 | |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 8th | 400 m | 46.92 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.05 | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.54 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.64 |
References
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External links
[edit]- Samuel García at World Athletics
- Samuel García at Diamond League
- Samuel García at Olympics.com
- Samuel García at Olympedia
- Samuel García at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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