PEREZ Maria

Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ORCE

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 20km Race Walk	4

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	8th (1:35:43)
2017	London, GBR	10th (1:29:37)

European Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2018	Berlin, GER	1st (1:26:36)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2018	20km Race Walk	European Championships	Berlin, GER	1:26:36
3	2019	20km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lazaro Cardenas, MEX	1:31:11
6	2017	20km Race Walk	European Race Walking Team Championships	Podebrady, CZE	1:30:52
7	2018	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	1:28:50
8	2019	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	Doha, QAT	1:35:43
10	2017	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	1:29:37
11	2019	20km Race Walk	European Race Walking Team Championships	Alytus, LTU	1:34:08

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Teaching - Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM], Spain

Languages spoken:

Valencia Club de Atletismo [Spain]

Jacinto Garzon [personal]

She began race walking at age 11. (ucamdeportes.com, 01 Oct 2019)

She attended an introduction talk of Spanish race walker Francisco Javier Fernandez and her future coach Jacinto Garzon during a school tour. "From then on they saw I could do it well and that's how I began." (larazon.es, 24 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mundodeportivo.com, 20 May 2020)

Winning gold at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (eldiasoria.es, 26 Mar 2019)

In 2018 she was named Best U23 Athlete of the Year and Best Athlete of the Year by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation in Spain. (eldiasoria.es, 26 Mar 2019; eldiadevalladolid.com, 16 Mar 2019)

General Interest

General
COACH
She believes she has a strong bond with her coach Jacinto Garzon. "He and his parents know me since when I was very young. He has been my coach all my life, so I have this feeling with him that maybe not everybody can have with their coach. I focus on training, I trust him completely and I let myself being guided by him." (larazon.es, 24 Sep 2019)

VOLUNTEER
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 she enrolled herself in the Red Cross's Social Emergency Unit as a volunteer to help homeless people in Granada, Spain. "I am someone who has always liked to help other people. I wanted to know personally how [Red Cross] works from the inside. I've collaborated with them and been on the street. I keep with me all the help we could give to people without resources and who are specially vulnerable in this situation. I want to thank [the Red Cross] for everything they are doing. Sometimes we do not realise its real importance." (runnersworld.com, 08 Jun 2020; yosoynoticia.es, 12 Jun 2020)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/garciaperezmari

Legend

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

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