Salvadoran race walker
Salvador Mira
Personal information |
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Full name | Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez |
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Nationality | El Salvador |
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Born | (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40) Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador |
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Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Race walking |
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Achievements and titles |
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Personal best(s) | 20 km walk: 1:26:09 (2005) 50 km walk: 3:59:51 (2007) |
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Updated on 9 July 2014 |
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]
Mira represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk. 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
- 20 km race walk: 1:26:09 hrs –
San Salvador, 10 December 2005 - 50 km race walk: 3:59:51 hrs –
Rio de Janeiro, 28 July 2007
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, Russia | – | 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 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (29 July 2007). "Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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