Iván García Sánchez (born February 29, 1972, in Santiago de Cuba) is a former sprinter from Cuba.
He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
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1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 40.62 |
1993 | Toronto, Canada | 4th | 200 m | 20.82 | ||
Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 3rd | 200 m | 20.55 (w) | ||
3rd | 4 × 100 m | 39.20 | ||||
Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 200 m | 20.71 | |||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 39.24 | |||
1994 | Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 38.76 |
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:01.87 | |||
1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 20.29 | |
bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 38.67 | |||
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 200 m | 20.77 (0.5 m/s) | ||
1996 | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 200 m | 20.21 (0.4 m/s) | ||
1997 | Paris, France | 2nd | 200 m | 20.46 PB | ||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 39.18 | |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 200 m | 20.31 w (2.3 m/s) | ||
1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 200 m | 20.81 | |
bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 38.79 | |||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th (sf) | 200 m | 20.38 (1.7 m/s) | |
4th | 4 × 100 m | 38.63 | ||||
2000 | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 38.04 SB |