Salvador Mira

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]

Salvador Mira
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez
Nationality El Salvador
Born (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984
Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km walk: 1:26:09 (2005)
50 km walk: 3:59:51 (2007)
Updated on 9 July 2014.

Mira represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk. Unfortunately, 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
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  El Salvador
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 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 1st 10,000 m track walk 47:12.64
2004 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 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 1st 20,000m walk 1:31:42 hrs
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia – 20 km walk DQ
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 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, Rusia – 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
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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salvador Mira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (29 July 2007). "Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.


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