Evelyn Núñez

Evelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes (born April 9, 1971 in Guatemala City) is a female Guatemalan race walker.[1] In 2006, she set a personal best time of 46:19.48 by winning the silver medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is also the mother of Jamy Franco, who ended the nation's 56-year drought by taking the race walk title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]

Evelyn Núñez
Personal information
Full nameEvelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10 km walk: 46:19.48 (2006)
20 km walk: 1:35:13 (2005)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Ibero-American Championships
2006 Ponce10 km walk

At age thirty-seven, Núñez made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 20 km race walk. She finished and completed the race in forty-third place by three minutes behind Latvia's Jolanta Dukure, with the slowest time of 1:44:13.[3][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evelyn Núñez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (24 October 2011). "Guatemala sweeps 20 km race walks, da Silva takes marathon gold – Pan Am Games Day 1". IAAF. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. Scheiber, Barbara (21 August 2008). "Upcoming events for Guatemalas Olympic team and latest update of results". The Guatemala Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.


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