Iván García (athlete)
Iván García Sánchez (born February 29, 1972 in Santiago de Cuba) is a former sprinter from Cuba.
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
![]() | 1990 Havana | 4x100 m relay |
Career
He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.21 (1994)
- 200 metres - 20.17 (1995)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 40.62 |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 4th | 200 m | 20.82 |
Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 3rd | 200 m | 20.55 (w) | |
3rd | 4 × 100 m | 39.20 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 200 m | 20.71 | |
1994 | Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 38.76 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:01.87 | |||
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 200 m | 20.29 |
1st | 4 × 100 m | 38.67 | |||
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 200 m | 20.77 (0.5 m/s) | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 200 m | 20.21 (0.4 m/s) |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 200 m | 20.46 PB |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 200 m | 20.31 w (2.3 m/s) | |
1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 200 m | 20.81 |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th (sf) | 200 m | 20.38 (1.7 m/s) |
4th | 4 × 100 m | 38.63 | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 38.04 SB |
External
- Iván García at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iván García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11.
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