Miguel Ángel Prieto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prieto and the second or maternal family name is Adanero.

Miguel Ángel Prieto Adanero (born 20 September 1964) is a race walker from Spain,[1] who represented his native country at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where he came tenth overall.[2] He was a four-time Spanish indoor champion in the 5000 m walk and won the outdoor 20 km national title in 1990.[3][4]

Prieto was born in Segovia, and made his international debut at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships, placing fifth in the 10,000 m walk.[5] He came seventh in the 20 km race walk at the 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup then went on to win a bronze medal in the event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships. He established himself as one of Spain's leading walkers, competing at the World Championships in Athletics in 1987 and 1991. Prieto won his second international medal at the 1989 Summer Universiade, where he was the silver medallist in the 20 km walk behind Italy's Walter Arena.[6] He came 13th at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and finished one place lower than that at the 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

He made a competitive return at the age of 46 at the 2011 European Race Walking Cup. He managed 14th place in the 50 km event.[7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 5th 10,000 m 44:59.84
1985 World Race Walking Cup qualifying round Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France 4th 20 km 1:25:11
World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 7th 20 km 1:24:04
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd 20 km 1:21.36
Ibero-American Championships La Habana, Cuba 4th 20 km 1:42:26
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 11th 5000 m 20:11.12
World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 35th 20 km 1:25:52
World Championships Rome, Italy 27th 20 km 1:27.40
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain 23rd 20 km 1:23:50
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 2nd 20 km 1:23:39
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th 20 km 1:28:32
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 4th 5000 m 18:53.83
World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 14th 20 km 1:22:19
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 21st 20 km 1:24:06
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 20 km 1:26:38
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 13th 50 km 4:06:45
3rd Team - 50 km 39 pts
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 58th 50 km 4:19:52

References

  1. ^ Miguel Ángel Prieto Adanero - RFEA.es (PDF) (in Spanish), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, retrieved 8 June 2015
  2. ^ Miguel Ángel Prieto. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
  3. ^ Spanish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
  4. ^ Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
  5. ^ European Junior Championships 1983 Archived 23 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
  6. ^ World Student Games (Universiade - Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
  7. ^ Feast of road running in Spain this weekend Archived 10 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (25 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-26.


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