Spanish pole vaulter
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Chico .
Javier García Chico (born July 22, 1966 in Barcelona ) is a retired Spanish pole vaulter , who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona , Spain . Four years earlier in Seoul he was eliminated in the qualifying round. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics .
His personal best jump was 5.75 metres, achieved in August 1990 in Sant Cugat . He had 5.77 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 1992 in Grenoble .
International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Spain 1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus , East Germany 6th 5.20 m 1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 10th 5.15 m Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 5.20 m 1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 16th 5.30 m World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 11th 5.40 m 1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 5.30 m A Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea – NM 1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 10th 5.40 m World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 5.50 m Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd 5.40 m World Cup Barcelona , Spain 4th 5.50 m 1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 5.60 m European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 5.70 m 1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 7th 5.60 m World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (q) 5.30 m 1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 10th 5.50 m Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 5.75 m 1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto , Canada 10th 5.50 m World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd (q) 5.45 m 1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 5th 5.60 m European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) 5.40 m 1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 5.60 m World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 22nd (q) 5.40 m 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 20th (q) 5.40 m 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 8th 5.55 m World Championships Athens, Greece – NM 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 5th 5.60 m Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd 5.40 m 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 23rd (q) 5.40 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 16th (q) 5.55 m