David Mejia

David Mejía Hernández (born December 7, 1986 in Toluca) is a Mexican race walker.[1] He set his personal best time of 1:22:36, by finishing third in the men's 20 km at the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Chihuahua, Mexico.[2]

For the Spanish-Colombian kickboxer, see David Mejia (kickboxer).
David Mejia
Personal information
Full nameDavid Mejía Hernández
Nationality Mexico
Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986
Toluca, Mexico
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10 km walk: 41:56 (2004)
20 km walk: 1:22:36 (2011)

Mejia represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 20 km race walk, along with his compatriot Eder Sánchez. He successfully finished the race in thirty-sixth place by eight seconds ahead of Italy's Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi, with a time of 1:26:45.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Mejía". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (6 March 2011). "Portuguese sweep in the women's 20km, Sanchez and Ojeda give double win in Mexico – IAAF Race Walking Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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