Miguel Ángel López (racewalker) explained
| Full Name: | Miguel Ángel López Nicolás |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Place: | Murcia, Spain |
| Height: | 181 cm |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
Miguel Ángel López Nicolás (born 3 July 1988 in Murcia) is a Spanish racewalker.[1] He won the gold medal in the 20 km race walk at the 2015 World Championships and the silver in 2013. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed fifth, and the 50 km walk at the 2016 Olympics, where he was one of 11 walkers who did not finish amid "punishingly hot and humid conditions".[2]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | 10,000 m walk | 44:16.70 |
| European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 9th | 10,000 m walk | 42:49.72 |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 14th | 10,000 m walk | 45:54.41 |
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8th | 10,000 m walk | 42:36.60 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 35th | 20 km walk | 1:23:44 |
| Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:24:52.51 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:22:23 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 13th | 20 km walk | 1:24:32 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 13th | 20 km walk | 1:24:28 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th | 20 km walk | 1:23:41 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 42nd | 20 km walk | 1:25:31 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:19:49 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:21:21 |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:19:21 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:19:44 |
| 2015 | | Beijing, China | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:19:14 |
| 2016 | World Race Walking Cup | Rome, Italy | 33rd | 20 km walk | 1:22:46 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:20:58 |
| — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| 2017 | | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 20 km walk | 1:19:57 |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Championships | Taicang, China | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:19:21 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 20 km walk | 1:19:27 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 26th | 20 km walk | 1:35:00 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 31st | 20 km | 1:27:12 |
| 2022 | World Race Walking Championships | Muscat, Oman | 3rd | 35 km | 2:37:27 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th | 35 km | 2:25:58 |
| European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 35 km | 2:26:49 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Historial deportivo de Miguel Ángel López - RFEA.es . . Spanish . 4 June 2015.
- Web site: Toth pips Tallent for 50km race walk gold . 2024-06-08 . Sport . en-US.
