Luis Fernando García Explained
| Luis Fernando García |
| Fullname: | Luis Fernando García Bechinie |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Weight: | 62kg (137lb) |
| Country: |  |
| Sport: | Men's Athletics |
| Event: | Racewalking |
| Updated: | 19 September 2012 |
Luis Fernando García Bechinie (born September 13, 1974 in Amatitlán) is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 43rd | 20 km | 1:28:28 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 31st | 20 km | 1:28:51 |
| 1998 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20,000 m | 1:32:57 |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 7th | 20 km | 1:26:24 |
| Seville, Spain | DNF | 20 km | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 32nd | 20 km | 1:27:16 |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 20 km | 1:25:44 A |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 18th | 20 km | 1:26:47 |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 17th | 20 km | 1:33:43 |
| Central American Games | Guatemala City, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 km | 1:27:52 A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 20,000 m | 1:25:27 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 20 km | 1:27:51 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 50 km | 4:12:14 |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 20,000 m | 1:27:00.7 |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | DNF | 50 km | |
| 2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20,000 m | 1:26:21.85 CR |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DNF | 50 km | |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 20 km | 1:29:50 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 50 km | 4:01.36 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 22nd | 50 km | 3:56:58 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st | 50 km | 4:18:13 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | DNF | 50 km | | |
References
- Luis García. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093846/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/luis-garcia-4.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
