Jesús Ángel García

Jesús Ángel García Bragado (born 17 October 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish race walker.[1] He has competed at seven Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever by a male track and field athlete.[2] He is married to gymnast Carmen Acedo.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Bragado.
Jesús Ángel García
Personal information
Full nameJesús Ángel García Bragado
Born (1969-10-17) October 17, 1969
Madrid, Spain
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)50km Race Walk
Medal record
World Championships
1993 Stuttgart50 km walk
1997 Athens50 km walk
2001 Edmonton50 km walk
2009 Berlin50 km walk
European Championships
2006 Gothenburg50 km walk
2002 Munich50 km walk

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
20 km1:23:00 hrs A Coruña20 Jun 2009
50 km3:39:54 hrs Poděbrady20 Apr 1997

Olympic results

Olympic Games Discipline Place
1992 Barcelona50km Walk10
1996 Atlanta50km WalkDNF
2000 Sydney50km Walk12
2004 Athens50km Walk5
2008 Beijing50km Walk4
2012 London50km Walk19
2016 Rio de Janeiro50km Walk20

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th 20 km 1:26:17
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 50 km 3:58:43
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 2nd 50 km 3:52:44
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 50 km 3:41:41
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 50 km 3:45:25
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 2nd 50 km 3:41:54
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 50 km 3:48:05
1996 European Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 1st 50 km 3:51:01
1st Team - 50 km 437 pts
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — 50 km DNF
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 1st 50 km 3:39:54
World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 50 km 3:44:59
1998 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 2nd 50 km 3:43:17
1st Team - 50 km 21 pts
European Championships Budapest, Hungary — 50 km DQ
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 50 km 3:40:40
World Championships Seville, Spain — 50 km DNF
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st 50 km 3:42:51
2nd Team - 50 km 15 pts
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 50 km 3:49:31
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 1st 50 km 3:44:26
2nd Team - 50 km 21 pts
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 50 km 3:43:07
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 50 km 3:44:33
World Race Walking Cup Torino, Italy — 50 km DQ
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 50 km 3:43:56
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 50 km 3:44:42
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 6th 50 km 3:50:33
2005 European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary 14th 20 km 1:24:05
2nd Team - 20 km 33 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 50 km DSQ
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 50 km 3:42:48
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 6th 50 km 3:46:11
2007 European Race Walking Cup Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom 6th 50 km 3:46:08
2nd Team - 50 km 23 pts
World Championships Osaka, Japan — 50 km DQ
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 14th 50 km 3:52:31
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 50 km 3:44:08
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 2nd 50 km 3:46:27
2nd Team - 50 km 13 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 50 km 3:41:37
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 5th 50 km 3:55:41
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 50 km 3:47:56
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea — 50 km DQ
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 6th 50 km 3:48:15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th 50 km 3:48:32
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 11th 50 km 3:52:37
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 50 km 3:46:44
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 20th 50 km 3:55:38
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 50 km 3:45:41
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain — 50 km DQ
World Championships Beijing, China 9th 50 km 3:46:43
2016 World Race Walking Team Champ. Rome, Italy — 50 km DNF
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th 50 km 3:54:29
2018 World Race Walking Team Champ. Taicang, China 18th 50 km 3:53:48
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 50 km 4:11:28

References
  1. Biografía de Jesús Ángel García (PDF) (in Spanish), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, retrieved 1 June 2015
  2. Jesús Ángel García (in Spanish), NBC, archived from the original on 2016-09-19, retrieved 20 August 2016


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