César Rodríguez (racewalker)

César Augusto Rodríguez Diburga (born 26 June 1997) is a Peruvian racewalking athlete. He represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Diburga.
César Rodríguez
Personal information
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Huancayo, Peru
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)Racewalking

Career

In February 2014, Rodríguez represented Peru at the 2014 South American Race Walking Championships in the youth 10 kilometres walk and won a silver medal.[1] In August 2014, he represented Peru at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] He competed in the 10 kilometre walk and finished in fourth place with a time of 42:26.49.[1] He then won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in the 10 kilometres walk.[3]

Rodríguez represented Peru at the 2018 South American Games in the 20 kilometers walk and finished with a time of 1:26:23 to win a silver medal.[4]

He represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk and finished in 21st place.[1][5]

References
  1. "César Augusto Rodríguez". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. "Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers - Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "César Rodríguez da primera medalla de oro al Perú en Panamericano de Atletismo". Andina (in Spanish). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. "César Augusto Rodríguez". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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