Miguel Ángel Prieto Adanero (born 20 September 1964) is a race walker from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where he came tenth overall.Miguel Ángel Prieto. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 November 2011. He was a four-time Spanish indoor champion in the 5000 m walk and won the outdoor 20 km national title in 1990.Spanish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011.
Prieto was born in Segovia, and made his international debut at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships, placing fifth in the 10,000 m walk.European Junior Championships 1983 . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 26 November 2011. He came seventh in the 20 km race walk at the 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup then went on to win a bronze medal in the event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships. He established himself as one of Spain's leading walkers, competing at the World Championships in Athletics in 1987 and 1991. Prieto won his second international medal at the 1989 Summer Universiade, where he was the silver medallist in the 20 km walk behind Italy's Walter Arena.World Student Games (Universiade - Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 26 November 2011. He came 13th at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and finished one place lower than that at the 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
He made a competitive return at the age of 46 at the 2011 European Race Walking Cup. He managed 14th place in the 50 km event.Feast of road running in Spain this weekend . European Athletics (25 November 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-26.
International competitions Representing 1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria5th10,000 m44:59.841985World Race Walking Cup qualifying roundSaint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France4th20 km1:25:11World Race Walking CupSt John's, Isle of Man7th20 km1:24:041986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany 3rd20 km1:21.36Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Habana, Cuba4th20 km1:42:261987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France11th5000 m20:11.12World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States35th20 km1:25:52World ChampionshipsRome, Italy 27th20 km1:27.401989World Race Walking CupL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain23rd20 km1:23:50UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany2nd20 km1:23:391990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th20 km1:28:321991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th5000 m18:53.83World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States14th20 km1:22:19World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 21st20 km1:24:061992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th20 km1:26:382011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal13th50 km4:06:453rdTeam - 50 km39 pts2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia58th50 km4:19:52
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