Noé Hernández (racewalker)

Noé "El Chivo" Hernández Valentin (March 15, 1978 – January 16, 2013[1]) was a Mexican race walker. Hernández won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics[2] and participated at the 2004 Olympics.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Valentin.

On December 30, 2012, Hernández was shot in the head, and left the hospital on January 8, 2013.[3][4] Hernández died on January 16, 2013, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico due to a cardiac arrest.[1][5]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 20 km 1:20:49
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2nd 20 km 1:19:03
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada — 20 km DSQ
2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th 20 km 1:18:14 = PB
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece — 20 km DSQ

References
  1. "Noé Hernández muere de un paro cardiaco" (in Spanish). Azteca. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. Noe Hernandez at Sports Reference
  3. "Noé Hernández sale del hospital tras balazo en la cabeza" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Microsoft. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  4. "El drama de 'El Chivo' Hernández". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. "Noé Hernández muere por paro cardiorrespiratorio". El Universal (in Spanish). El Universal Compañia Periodística Nacional S.A. de C.V.



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