ORTIZ Jose

Guatemala

Athletics

Date of Birth: 8 Mar 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GUATEMALA CITY

Birth Country:

Guatemala

Place of residence : GUATEMALA CITY

Residence Country:

Guatemala

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 20km Race Walk	40

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
18	2021	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:21:53
79	2019	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:27:18

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	10000m Walk
2018	Tampere, FIN	3rd (40:45.26)

World Youth Championships

Year	Location	10000m Walk
2017	Nairobi, KEN	5th (42:07.47)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Watching football and television series. (cog.org.gt, 25 Apr 2019)

Education:

Computing

Coach:

Mynor Ortiz [personal, uncle]

Sporting relatives:

His aunt Mirna Ortiz has represented Guatemala internationally in race walking. She competed in the 20km walk at the 2016 and 2012 Olympic Games. She also won silver medals in the 20km walk at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and in the 50km walk at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. His uncle Erick Barrondo has also represented Guatemala internationally in race walking and won silver in the 20km walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In doing so, he became the first athlete representing Guatemala to win an Olympic medal in any sport. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. His uncle Mynor Ortiz has served as a national race walking coach in Guatemala.(worldathletics.org, 10 Apr 2021; prensalibre.com, 06 Apr 2021)

Start:

He took up race walking at age 10. (espn.com.gt, 16 May 2021)

Reason:

He was encouraged to take up the sport by his aunt Mirna Ortiz. (prensalibre.com, 06 Apr 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (espn.com.gt, 16 May 2021)

Hero:

Guatemala race walkers Erick Barrondo and Mirna Ortiz, Spanish race walker Paquillo Fernandez, Ecuadorian race walker Jefferson Perez. (espn.com.gt, 16 May 2021; cog.org.gt, 25 Apr 2019)

Influence:

His aunt Mirna Ortiz and uncle Erick Barrondo. (cog.org.gt, 25 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
FAMILY INSPIRATION
He says that training with his aunt Mirna Ortiz and her husband Erick Barrondo, who have both represented Guatemala at international level, has inspired his race walking career. "Talking with Mirna about walking gives me great joy knowing that I am not the only one in the family who does sports. We train together and prepare for the Olympics together. She is a great reference for me and has supported me a lot since I started. The simple fact of being on a par with Mirna and Erick in training and competitions gives me a special feeling." (espn.com.gt, 16 May 2021)

DISTANCE CHANGE
In 2019 he switched from the 10km to the 20km event. "I am a novice in the 20km walk but I have always said that I am like a locomotive and that by adding coal we go forward. In each competition, I also go with the desire and joy of knowing that the other competitors recognise that too." (espn.com.gt, 16 May 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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