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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | María Pérez García |
| Born | 29 April 1996 Orce, Spain[1] |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
| Club | Valencia Club de Atletismo |
| Coached by | Daniel Jacinto Garzón |
Medal record | |
María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996)[2] is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.[3]
Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.
She is openly lesbian and married to a musician.[4]
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 metres race walk – 12:00.87 (Huelva 2018)
- 5000 metres race walk – 20:28.17 (Andújar 2022) NB
- 10,000 metres race walk – 43:42.04 (Getafe 2021)
- 10 kilometres race walk – 43:36 (Antequera 2021)
- 20 kilometres race walk – 1:25:30 (Córdoba 2023) NR
- 35 kilometres race walk – 2:37:15 (Poděbrady 2023) World record
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 7th | 5000 m walk | 23:48.11 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 5th | 10,000 m walk | 44:57.30 |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 4th | 10,000 m walk | 44:19.05 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 10,000 m walk | 45:31.83 |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:31:29 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 20 km walk | 1:29:37 | |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 8th | 20 km walk | 1:28:50 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:26:36 CR NR | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | 20 km walk | 1:35:43 |
| 2021 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:28:03 |
| Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:30:05 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | – | 20 km walk | DQ |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | 20 km walk | DQ | |
| 2023 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 1st | 35 km walk | 2:37:15 WR |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:26:19 |
| 1st | Mixed marathon walk relay | 2:50:31 |
References
[edit]- ^ "María Pérez". RFEA.
- ^ "María PÉREZ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Warburton, Paul (21 May 2023). "World record! 2:37:15 for Perez in the 35km race walk in Podebrady". European Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Schultz, Ken (31 August 2023). "LGBTQ race walker María Pérez dominates World Championships with two gold medals". outsports. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- María Pérez at World Athletics
- María Pérez at Olympics.com
- María Pérez at Olympedia
- María Pérez at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
| 1987–1997 10 kilometres |
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| 1999–present 20 kilometres |
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| 2017–2019 50 kilometres |
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| 2022-present 35 kilometres |
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's racewalking | |
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| 1986–1998 10 kilometres race walk |
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| 2002–present 20 kilometres race walk |
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| 2018 50 kilometres race walk |
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| 2022–present 35 kilometres race walk |
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