Jamy Franco

Jamy Franco

Personal information
Full name	Jamy Amarilis Franco Núñez
Nationality	Guatemala
Born	July 1, 1991 Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
Residence	Guatemala
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) (2011)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport	Women's Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Coached by	Rigoberto Medina
Medal record Competitor for  Guatemala Women's Race walking Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 20 km race walk Central American Championships 2009 Guatemala City 10 km Pan American Junior Championships 2005 Windsor 10 km CAC Junior Championships (U17) 2006 Port of Spain 4 km Track walk
Updated on 18 September 2012.

Jamy Amarilis Franco Núñez (born 1 July 1991)^[1] is a Guatemalan race walker. Cuban coach Rigoberto Medina has worked with her since 2010.^[2]

Born in Santa Rosa, Franco is the daughter of former Olympic race walker Evelyn Núñez. In 2005 at the age of 14, Franco won the 10,000 meter race walk at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Windsor, Canada, setting a new record in the event. The following year, aged 15, she won the 4000 m race walk in the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, under-17 category, again setting a competition record.

In March 2011, she won the Pan American Race Walking Cup, her first major title, and in August 2011 at the World Championships she finished in 19th place in the 20 km event, being the top ranked woman from the Americas and setting high expectations for the Pan American Games competition later that year.

On 23 October 2011, at the age of 20, she won the 20 km race walk at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, breaking the Pan American Games women's record in the process and finishing the event 59 seconds ahead of her compatriot Mirna Ortíz, who finished second.^[3] It was the first time in the games' history that Guatemala won gold and silver medals in the same athletic event. It was also Guatemala's first win in an athletics event at the Games since Mateo Flores won the Marathon in the 1955 edition.^[4]

At the 2012 Memorial Mario Albisetti she set a 20 km walk best of 1:30:57 hours, taking fourth place overall.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guatemala
2005	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	1st	10 km	49:36.25 CR
2006	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	4 km	20:24.68 CR
2009	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	3rd	10 km	49:53.75
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	La Habana, Cuba	5th	10 km	51:19
2011	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	19th	20 km	1:34:36
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	1st	20 km	1:32:38 GR
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	31st	20 km	1:33:18

References

1. Siglo XXI
2. Oen.com.mx
3. Terra deportes
4. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-10-24). Guatemala sweeps 20Km Race Walks, da Silva takes Marathon gold - Pan American Games, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-24.
5. Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-19). Schwazer clocks sensational 1:17:30 in Lugano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.

External links

• Jamy Franco profile at IAAF