Mariano García (runner)
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| Full name | Mariano García García | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1997 Fuente Álamo de Murcia, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fuente Álamo Caja | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gabriel Lorente | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariano García García (born 25 September 1997) is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships without advancing from the first round. Earlier that year, he finished fourth at the 2019 European Indoor Championships. He won the 800 metres race at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championship.[3]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Spain
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| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m i | 1:47.58 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 38th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.08 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 6th (sf) | 800 m i | 1:47.63 |
| 2022 | World indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 800 m i | 1:46.20 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 19th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.70 | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.85 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 800 m i | 1:48.77 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.85 (Munich 2022)
- 1500 metres – 3:43.93 (Montreuil 2019)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:57.63 (Torrent 2017)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:45.12 (New York 2022)
- 1500 metres – 3:42.53 (Gallur 2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). RFEA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Mariano García at World Athletics
- ^ Arribas, Carlos (19 March 2022). "Mariano García, medalla de oro en 800 en el Mundial de Belgrado de pista cubierta". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mariano García at World Athletics
- Mariano García García at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 800 metres | |
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World Indoor Champions in men's 800 metres | |
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- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- Sportspeople from the Province of Albacete
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships winners
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- Spanish athletics biography stubs
- Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia alumni