Luis Fernando García

Guatemalan racewalker

Luis Fernando García

Personal information

Full name| Luis Fernando García Bechinie
Born|  (1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 (age 47)
Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala
Height| 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight| 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country|  Guatemala
Sport| Men's Athletics
Event(s)| Racewalking

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
| 2003 Santo Domingo | 50 km
Central American and Caribbean Games
| 2002 San Salvador | 20 km
| 2006 Cartagena | 20 km
Central American and Caribbean Championships
| 2001 Guatemala City | 20 km
Central American Games
| 2001 Guatemala City | 20 km
Central American Championships
| 2005 San José | 20 km

Updated on 19 September 2012.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  García and the second or maternal family name is  Bechinie.

Luis Fernando García Bechinie (born September 13, 1974 in Amatitlán) is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).

## Achievements[edit]

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Guatemala
1996  | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 43rd  | 20 km | 1:28:28
1997  | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 31st  | 20 km | 1:28:51
1999  | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 7th  | 20 km | 1:26:24
World Championships | Seville, Spain | DNF  | 20 km |
2000  | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 32nd  | 20 km | 1:27:16
2001  | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st  | 20 km | 1:25:44 A
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 18th  | 20 km | 1:26:47
Universiade | Beijing, China | 17th  | 20 km | 1:33:43
Central American Games | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st  | 20 km  | 1:27:52 A
2002  | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd  | 20,000 m  | 1:25:27
Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd  | 20 km  | 1:27:51
2003  | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd  | 50 km | 4:12:14
2004  | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th  | 20,000 m | 1:27:00.7
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | DNF  | 50 km |
2005  | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st  | 20,000 m  | 1:26:21.85 CR
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DNF  | 50 km |
2006  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd  | 20 km | 1:29:50
2007  | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th  | 50 km | 4:01.36
2008  | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 22nd  | 50 km | 3:56:58
2009  | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 31st  | 50 km | 4:18:13
2010  | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | DNF  | 50 km  |

## References[edit]

* Luis García at World Athletics
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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