Roberto García (athlete)
Roberto García Gracía (born August 20, 1975 in Saragossa ) is a Spanish long-distance runner .
In 2002 he was fourth at the European Athletics Championships in Munich over 5000 m . At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005 , he was eliminated over the same distance in the preliminary run.
In 2005 he became the Spanish cross-country champion . As a three-time participant in the Cross Country World Championships , he achieved his best placement in 2002 with 22nd place.
Roberto García is 1.68 m tall and weighs 57 kg. He starts for CA Adidas and is coached by Andrés C. Moreno. His twin brother Carlos García is also successful as a long-distance runner.
Personal bests
- 1500 m : 3: 38.34 min, June 7th 2005, Huelva
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3000 m : 7: 39.97 min, August 20, 2002, San Sebastián
- Hall: 7: 43.59 min, February 3, 2001, Seville
- 5000 m: 13: 16.13 min, July 3, 2004, San Sebastián
Web links
- Roberto García in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Roberto García in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete portrait (PDF; 40 kB) at the RFEA
- Athlete portrait at the Comité Olímpico Español
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SURNAME | García, Roberto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | García Gracia, Roberto (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaragoza |