Diego García Corrales (October 12, 1961 – March 31, 2001) was a Spanish long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th place (2:14.56) in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years later, when Atlanta, United States hosted The Games, he ended up in 53rd place, clocking 2:22:11. He was born in Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa and died in Azpeitia.
Diego García died of sudden cardiac death during a training run at the age of 39. A statue was erected, and The Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon was renamed to Diego Garcia Memorial in his honour.
Achievements Representing 1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan14thMarathon2:21:161992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain9thMarathon2:14:56 1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2ndMarathon2:10:46 1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden6thMarathon2:15:34 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States53rdMarathon2:22:11 1997World Championships Athens, Greece—MarathonDNF1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary—MarathonDNF
References
Spanish Olympic Committee sports-reference