Noé Hernández (racewalker) explained

Noé "El Chivo" Hernández Valentin (March 15, 1978 – January 16, 2013[1]) was a Mexican race walker. Hernández won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics[2] and participated at the 2004 Olympics.

On December 30, 2012, Hernández was shot in the head, and left the hospital on January 8, 2013.[3] [4] Hernández died on January 16, 2013, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico due to a cardiac arrest.[1] [5]

Achievements

Representing
1999Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados1st20 km1:20:49
2000Sydney, Australia2nd20 km1:19:03
2001Edmonton, Canada - 20 kmDSQ
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France4th20 km1:18:14 = PB
2004Athens, Greece - 20 kmDSQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noé Hernández muere de un paro cardiaco. Spanish. January 16, 2013. January 16, 2013. Azteca. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119044707/http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/estados-y-df/142297/noe-hernandez-muere-de-un-paro-cardiaco. January 19, 2013. dead.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/noe-hernandez-1.html Noe Hernandez at Sports Reference
  3. Web site: Noé Hernández sale del hospital tras balazo en la cabeza. Medio Tiempo. Microsoft. Spanish. January 8, 2013. January 8, 2013.
  4. Web site: El drama de 'El Chivo' Hernández. El Mundo. Spanish. January 1, 2013. January 8, 2013. Unidad Editorial.
  5. Web site: Noé Hernández muere por paro cardiorrespiratorio. Spanish. El Universal. El Universal Compañia Periodística Nacional S.A. de C.V.