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
• 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