Juan Manuel Molina Morote (born March 15, 1979, in Cieza, Murcia) is a male former race walker from Spain. He represented Spain at the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. His foremost achievement was a bronze medal in the 20 km walk event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He competed at seven consecutive editions of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, first appearing in 1999 and making his last outing in 2012.
He emerged in 2001 with a win at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships and second place at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He established himself on the senior circuit with a bronze medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. He was fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics and won a series of medals in 2005, including silver medals at the European Race Walking Cup and Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Summer Universiade. His last major medal on the continental scene came at the Mediterranean Games, where he was the 20 km walk bronze medallist.
He retired from the sport, citing a long-term hamstring injury, after dropping out mid-race in the 50 km at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Nowadays he is a sport professor of UCAM (University of Murcia)
Achievements Representing 1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France4th10,000 m42:09.751999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France33rd20 km1:27:00European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th20 km1:25.342001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia10th20 km1:21:512ndTeam - 20 km34 ptsEuropean U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands1st20 km1:23:03Universiade Beijing, PR China 2nd20 km1:25:072002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 3rd20 km1:20:36World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy8th20 km1:23:462004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5th20 km1:20:55World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany8th20 km1:20:292005European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary 2nd20 km1:20:542ndTeam - 20 km33 ptsWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 3rd20 km1:19:44Universiadeİzmir, Turkey 1st20 km1:24:06Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain 2nd20 km1:24:112006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain12th20 km1:21:092007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan16th20 km1:26:262008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia8th20 km1:19:19Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China12th20 km1:21:252009European Race Walking CupMetz, France6th20 km1:25:582ndTeam - 20 km30 ptsMediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd20 km1:23:02World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany24th20 km1:24:002010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico22nd50 km4:06:08European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8th20 km1:22:352012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia —50 kmDNF
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