Luis Fernando García

Luis Fernando García
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando García Bechinie
Born (1975-09-13) September 13, 1975
Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country  Guatemala
Sport Men's Athletics
Event(s) Racewalking
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo 50 km
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador 20 km
2006 Cartagena 20 km
Central American and Caribbean Championships
2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km
Central American Games
2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km
Central American Championships
2005 San José 20 km
Updated on 19 September 2012.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Bechinie.

Luis Fernando García Bechinie (born September 13, 1974 in Amatitlán) is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 43rd 20 km 1:28:28
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 31st 20 km 1:28:51
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 7th 20 km 1:26:24
World Championships Seville, Spain DNF 20 km
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd 20 km 1:27:16
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20 km 1:25:44 A
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 18th 20 km 1:26:47
Universiade Beijing, China 17th 20 km 1:33:43
Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20 km 1:27:52 A
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 20,000 m 1:25:27
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 20 km 1:27:51
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd 50 km 4:12:14
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 4th 20,000 m 1:27:00.7
Olympic Games Athens, Greece DNF 50 km
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 20,000 m 1:26:21.85 CR
World Championships Helsinki, Finland DNF 50 km
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd 20 km 1:29:50
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 50 km 4:01.36
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 22nd 50 km 3:56:58
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 31st 50 km 4:18:13
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico DNF 50 km

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