Eduardo Garcia (runner) explained

Eduardo Garcia
Full Name:Eduardo Terrance Garcia[1]
Nickname:Eddie Garcia
National Team:Virgin Islands
Birth Date:20 November 1992
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida, United States[2]
Education:Mandarin High School
Alma Mater:University of Florida
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Sport:Running

Eduardo Garcia (born November 20, 1992) is an American and Virgin Islander runner.

Biography

Eduardo Garcia was born in Jacksonville, Florida, with dual citizenship in the US and in the Virgin Islands. He attended Mandarin High School, then studied at the University of Florida, majoring in Sports Management and graduating in 2016.[3]

During his time at Florida University, Garcia represented the Florida Gators in competition. He competed in both track running[4] and cross-country running.[5] In 2015, he was the 10,000m SEC Outdoor Champion.

After graduating from Florida University, Garcia began competing for the Virgin Islands due to his dual citizenship, relocating to South Carolina to start running for the Greenville Track Club elite program. By 2018 he had transitioned to road racing, running half-marathons and marathons with the goal of competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics; he broke the Virgin Islands national half-marathon record with a time of 1:05.37 while running the Richmond Half-Marathon in November of that year.[6]

In January 2019, Garcia ran the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:18:50, beating the Olympics qualifying time of 2:19:00. This was the fastest marathon ever ran by a Virgin Islander.[7]

Garcia holds multiple Virgin Islands national records, including a time of 29:18.25 in the 10,000m event set at the Portland Track Festival in May 2021.

Garcia competed in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics,[8] [9] but did not finish the race.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eduardo Terrance GARCIA Profile . worldathletics.org . August 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: Eddie Garcia . GTC-ELITE . August 23, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Getting to Know: Eduardo Garcia . GTC-ELITE . August 23, 2023 . en . April 6, 2020.
  4. Web site: Eddie Garcia - Track and Field . Florida Gators . August 23, 2023 . en.
  5. Web site: Eddie Garcia - Cross Country . Florida Gators . August 23, 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: Garcia Breaks Half-Marathon National Record; Cross-Country Season Ends on High Note . St. Croix Source . August 23, 2023 . November 18, 2018.
  7. Web site: Garcia Runs Olympic Qualifying Time in Houston . GTC-ELITE . August 23, 2023 . en.
  8. News: Freeman . Clayton . From Mandarin to Paris, Eduardo Garcia chases Olympic marathon dream . 14 August 2024 . The Florida Times-Union.
  9. Web site: Let the Games Begin: USVI Fielding Five Athletes at Paris Olympics . St. Thomas Source . 14 August 2024 . July 23, 2024.
  10. Web site: Men's Marathon - Athletics Paris 2024 . olympics.com . 14 August 2024.