Germán Sánchez (athlete)
Germán Sánchez ( Germán Fortino Sánchez Cruz; born July 31, 1967 in Zimatlán , Oaxaca ) is a former Mexican walker who mainly started walking 50 km .
At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 1991 , he came in 21st place, and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he was disqualified.
In 1993 he was twelfth at the World Championships in Stuttgart and won silver at the Central America and Caribbean Games . At the 1995 World Cup in Gothenburg, he did not reach the goal.
In 1996 he won the Ibero-American Championships in 20 km walking and finished 18th at the Olympic Games in Atlanta .
At the World Cup in 1997 in Athens and at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he was disqualified.
In 2003 he won the Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo and was twelfth at the World Cup in Paris / Saint-Denis .
With a 17th place at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he ended his international career.
Personal bests
- 20 km walking: 1:24:34 h, May 15, 1993, A Coruña
- 50 km walking: 3:44:50 h, June 17, 2001, Cheboksary
Web links
- [1] in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Germán Sánchez in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Sánchez, Germán |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sánchez Cruz, Germán Fortino |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican walker |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zimatlan , Oaxaca |