Daniel Plaza
Daniel Plaza ( Daniel Plaza Montero ; born July 3, 1966 in Barcelona ) is a Spanish walker and Olympic champion .
He won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships in 20 km walking and a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart .
At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 he won the gold medal over 20 kilometers, ahead of the Canadian Guillaume LeBlanc (silver) and the Italian Giovanni De Benedictis (bronze).
Web links
- Daniel Plaza in the database of World Athletics (English)
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SURNAME | Plaza, Daniel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plaza Montero, Daniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish walker and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |