Miguel Ángel López Nicolás (born 3 July 1988 in Murcia) is a Spanish racewalker.[1][2] 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,[1] where he was one of 11 walkers who did not finish amid "punishingly hot and humid conditions".[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel López Nicolás |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 3 July 1988 (age 36) Murcia, Spain |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Historial deportivo de Miguel Ángel López - RFEA.es" (PDF) (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Toth pips Tallent for 50km race walk gold". news24.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
edit- Miguel Ángel López at World Athletics
- Miguel Ángel López at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel López at Olympedia (archive)
- Miguel Ángel López at Olympics.com
- Miguel Ángel López at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Miguel Ángel López Nicolás at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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