LOPEZ Miguel Angel

Spain
Athletics
3 Jul 1988
33
Male
MURCIA
 
Spain
MURCIA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 20km Race Walk 31

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation20km Race Walk50km Race Walk
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA11th (1:20:58)DNF
2012London, GBR5th (1:19:49)-

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2019Doha, QAT26th (1:35:00)
2017London, GBR10th (1:19:57)
2015Beijing, CHN1st (1:19:14)
2013Moscow, RUS2nd (1:21:21)
2011Daegu, KOR13th (1:23:41)

European Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2018Berlin, GER6th (1:21:27)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
2201720km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsPodebrady, CZE1:20:21
6201920km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsAlytus, LTU1:21:00
6201820km Race WalkEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, GER1:21:27
7201820km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:20:54
10201720km Race WalkWorld Athletics ChampionshipsLondon, GBR1:19:57
13201720km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:22:04
15201820km Race WalkMonterreyMonterrey, MEX1:31:12
19201820km Race WalkWorld Race Walking Team ChampionshipsTaicang, CHN1:24:08
26201920km Race WalkWorld Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, QAT1:35:00


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
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Athlete, Student
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Sports Science - Saint Anthony Catholic University, Murcia, ESP
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Wife Daniela
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English, Spanish
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UCAM Murcia [Spain]
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Jose Antonio Carrillo [national, personal], ESP
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2008 for Spain (rfea.es, 23 Aug 2015)
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In early 2016 he suffered a knee injury. (marca.com, 24 Feb 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (runnersworld.com, 19 Mar 2019)
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In June 2012 he was named Athlete of the Year by Saint Anthony Catholic University in Murcia, Spain. (deportes.ucam.edu, 11 Jun 2012)

General Interest

General
FAREWELL TO 50KM
He says he will be disappointed if the 50km race walk is dropped from international competition. The decision was announced in principle by World Athletics in 2019, and would mean that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be the final Games to feature the event. "Abandoning the 50km means that a huge chunk of history will be wiped out. I dreamed of achieving something big in that distance. I competed in it at [the 2016 Games in] Rio in order to prepare for the 20km, and because it was a dream for me to compete in both distances at the Olympic Games. We will have to accept it and adapt to it." (runnersworld.com, 19 Mar 2019; insidethegames.biz, 11 Mar 2019, 04 Feb 2020)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDAL UPGRADE
He originally won bronze in the 20km race walk at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, but in March 2019 he was upgraded to the silver medal position after Russian race walker Aleksandr Ivanov had his gold medal withdrawn due to an anti-doping rule violation. (elconfidencial.com, 22 Mar 2019; insidethegames.biz, 23 Mar 2019)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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