María_Pérez_(racewalker)

María Pérez (racewalker)

María Pérez (racewalker)

Spanish racewalker

María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996)[2] is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is García.
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Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.

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References

  1. [1]
    "María Pérez". RFEA.
  2. [2]
    "María PÉREZ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    Warburton, Paul (21 May 2023). "World record! 2:37:15 for Perez in the 35km race walk in Podebrady". European Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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