Jesús Ángel García Bragado (born 17 October 1969) is a Spanish race walker. He has competed at eight Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever in athletics. He was married to gymnast Carmen Acedo. He retired in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics.
Personal bests Event Result Venue Date 20 km 1:23:00 hrs A Coruña 20 June 2009 50 km 3:39:54 hrs Poděbrady 20 April 1997
Olympic results
Olympic Games Discipline Place 1992 Barcelona 50 km Walk 10 1996 Atlanta 50 km Walk DNF 2000 Sydney 50 km Walk 12 2004 Athens 50 km Walk 5 2008 Beijing 50 km Walk 4 2012 London 50 km Walk 19 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 km Walk 20 2020 Tokyo 50 km Walk 35
Achievements Representing 1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom5th20 km1:26:171992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain10th50 km3:58:431993World Race Walking CupMonterrey, Mexico 2nd50 km3:52:44World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 1st50 km3:41:411994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th50 km3:45:251995World Race Walking CupBeijing, China 2nd50 km3:41:54World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th50 km3:48:051996European Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain 1st50 km3:51:011stTeam - 50 km437 ptsOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States —50 kmDNF1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic 1st50 km3:39:54World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2nd50 km3:44:591998European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia 2nd50 km3:43:171stTeam - 50 km21 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary —50 kmDQ1999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France4th50 km3:40:40World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain —50 kmDNF2000European Race Walking CupEisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st50 km3:42:512ndTeam - 50 km15 ptsOlympic GamesSydney, Australia12th50 km3:49:312001European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia 1st50 km3:44:262ndTeam - 50 km21 ptsWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 2nd50 km3:43:072002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 3rd50 km3:44:33World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy —50 kmDQ2003World ChampionshipsParis, France6th50 km3:43:562004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5th50 km3:44:42World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany6th50 km3:50:332005European Race Walking CupMiskolc, Hungary14th20 km1:24:052ndTeam - 20 km33 ptsWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland —50 kmDSQ2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd50 km3:42:48World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain6th50 km3:46:112007European Race Walking CupRoyal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom6th50 km3:46:082ndTeam - 50 km23 ptsWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan —50 kmDQ2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia14th50 km3:52:31Olympic GamesBeijing, China4th50 km3:44:082009European Race Walking CupMetz, France 2nd50 km3:46:272ndTeam - 50 km13 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2nd50 km3:41:372010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico5th50 km3:55:41European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5th50 km3:47:562011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea —50 kmDQ2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia6th50 km3:48:15Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom19th50 km3:48:322013European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia11th50 km3:52:37World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12th50 km3:46:442014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China20th50 km3:55:38European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland8th50 km3:45:412015European Race Walking CupMurcia, Spain —50 kmDQWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China9th50 km3:46:432016World Race Walking Team Champ.Rome, Italy —50 kmDNFOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil20th50 km3:54:292018World Race Walking Team Champ.Taicang, China18th50 km3:53:482019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar8th50 km4:11:282021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan35th50 km4:10:03
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