| Birth Date: | 3 July 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
| Weight: | 64kg (141lb) |
| Sport: | Race walking |
| Club: | Valencia CA; Sideco; CEMA Prat; La Seda |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Daniel Plaza Montero (born 3 July 1966) is a Spanish former race walker who competed in the 20 km event at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.
Plaza won a gold medal in the 20 km walk event at the 1992 Olympic Games in his native Barcelona, becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]
He also won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships in Split and bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 3rd | 20 km | 1:27:23.0 A |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 12th | 20 km | 1:21:53 | |
| 1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 11th | 20 km | 1:22:09 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 20 km | 1:22:22 |
| Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | — | 20 km | DQ | |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 4th | 20 km | 1:21:00 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 20 km | 1:21:45 |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 6th | 20 km | 1:24:52 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 20 km | 1:23:18 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 20 km | DQ |
| 1996 | European Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 2nd | 20 km | 1:21:47 |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 11th | 20 km | 1:22:05 | |
Plaza was cleared of a nandrolone related drug ban by Spain's Supreme Court in 2006.[2]