Salvador Mira Explained
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| Salvador Mira |
| Fullname: | Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Weight: | 590NaN0 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Race walking |
| Pb: | 20 km walk: 1:26:09 (2005)
50 km walk: 3:59:51 (2007) |
| Updated: | 9 July 2014 |
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Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez (born August 23, 1984, in Mejicanos, San Salvador) is a Salvadoran race walker.[1] He set both a national record and a personal best time of 3:59:51, by finishing fourth in the men's 50 km race walk at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Mira represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk. Mira received a final warning (a total of three red cards) for not following the proper form during the 25 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified from the competition.[3]
Personal best
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 13th | 10,000m walk | 45:40.76 min |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 4th | 10,000m walk | 46:48.91 min |
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | – | 10,000 m track walk | DNF |
| Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:39:14.27 hrs |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:33:43 hrs |
| 2003 | Central American Junior Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 10,000 m track walk | 47:12.64 |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:32:33.66 hrs NR |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | La Coruña, Spain | 40th | 50 km walk | 4:12:53 hrs |
| NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20,000m walk | 1:31:42 hrs |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | – | 20 km walk | DQ |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:29:44 hrs |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 50 km walk | 3:59.51 hrs NR |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | – | 50 km walk | DQ |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – | 50 km walk | DQ |
| 2009 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 50 km walk | 4:15:48 hrs |
| 2013 | Central American Race Walking Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:43:40 hrs |
| Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 5th | 20 km road walk | 1:35:33 |
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 25th | 20 km road walk | 1:37:39 |
| Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 3rd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:35:43.46 |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 4th | 20 km road walk | 1:42:44 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Salvador Mira. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/salvador-mira-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 15 January 2013.
- News: Biscayart. Eduardo. Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6. IAAF. 29 July 2007. 15 January 2013.
- Web site: Men's 50km Walk . . 15 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730233608/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DATM095100/standings.html . 30 July 2012 .
Rio de Janeiro, 28 July 2007