María Pérez (racewalker)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Pérez
Personal information
Full nameMaría Pérez García
Born (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28)
Orce, Spain[1]
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubValencia Club de Atletismo
Coached byDaniel Jacinto Garzón
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Marathon walk relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 20 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 20 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 35 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 20 km walk
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10,000 m walk
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 20 km walk

María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996)[2] is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.[3]

Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.

She is openly lesbian and married to a musician.[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

International competitions

Representing  Spain
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 7th 5000 m walk 23:48.11
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 5th 10,000 m walk 44:57.30
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 4th 10,000 m walk 44:19.05
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 10,000 m walk 45:31.83
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 20 km walk 1:31:29
World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th 20 km walk 1:29:37
2018 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 8th 20 km walk 1:28:50
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 20 km walk 1:26:36 CR NR
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 20 km walk 1:35:43
2021 European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady, Czech Republic 2nd 20 km walk 1:28:03
Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 4th 20 km walk 1:30:05
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States – 20 km walk DQ
European Championships Munich, Germany – 20 km walk DQ
2023 European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady, Czech Republic 1st 35 km walk 2:37:15 WR
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd 20 km walk 1:26:19
1st Mixed marathon walk relay 2:50:31

References

  1. ^ "María Pérez". RFEA.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "María PÉREZ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Warburton, Paul (21 May 2023). "World record! 2:37:15 for Perez in the 35km race walk in Podebrady". European Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ Schultz, Ken (31 August 2023). "LGBTQ race walker María Pérez dominates World Championships with two gold medals". outsports. Retrieved 23 July 2024.