José Amado García

José Amado García Gabriel (born 13 September 1977) is a Guatemalan long-distance runner[1][2] who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics[3] the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

José Amado García
Jose Amado Garcia in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full nameJosé Amado García Gabriel
Born (1977-09-13) 13 September 1977
San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Guatemala
SportMen's Athletics
Event(s)Long distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Marathon
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Marathon
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1997 San Pedro Sula 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m
Central American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 San José 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 San José 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 San José 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 San José 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 San José 5000 m
Updated on 17 December 2014.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Gabriel.

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guatemala
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2nd 10,000 m
1999 World Cross Country Championships Belfast, United Kingdom 134th 12 km 47:52
2000 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Cartagena, Colombia 6th 12 km 39:50
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 6th 5000 m 14:57.04
3rd 10,000 m 30:53.52
Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:28.91 A
2nd 10,000 m 30:43.86 A
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 5000 m 14:30.14
1st 10,000 m 30:05.31
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 5th 5000m 14:33.50
5th 10,000m 30:30.30
2003 Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships Acapulco, México 3rd 12 km 39:49
World Cross Country Championships Lausanne, Switzerland 75th 12.355 km 40:35
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 15:19.35
1st 10,000 m 30:16.25
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 5000 m DNF
7th 10,000 m 30:26.61
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 5000 m 14:40.94
3rd 10,000 m 29:42.52
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 64th Marathon 2:27:13
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France 121st 4.196 km 13:27
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 10,000 m 30:11.54
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — Marathon DNF
2006 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 10th 8 km 26:38
3rd 8 km (Team) 48 pts
World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 104th 12 km 39:35
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 8th 5000 m 14:31.55
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th 5000 m 14:27.54
4th 10,000 m 30:09.31
2007 NACAC Cross Country Championships Clermont, Florida, United States 13th 8 km 26:10
2nd 8 km (Team) 58 pts
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 5000 m 14:42.08
1st 10,000 m 29:53.61
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 5000 m 14:33.31
2nd 10,000 m 29:42.11
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Marathon 2:14:27
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 35th Marathon 2:20:15
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 5000 m 14:55.44
World Championships Berlin, Germany 47th Marathon 2:22:00
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st Marathon 2:21:35
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 10,000 m 32:06.26
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 5th Marathon 2:20:27 SB
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 38th Marathon 2:18:23
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 1st Marathon 2:26:26
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 7th Half marathon 1:08:45
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 2nd Marathon 2:19:45 A
2016 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 118th[5] Marathon 2:30:11
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 58th[6] Marathon 2:25:03

References
  1. Biography – GARCIA Jose Amado, retrieved 13 July 2014
  2. Listado Oficial de Atletas Participantes – Jose Amado Garcia Gabriel (in Spanish), archived from the original on 23 September 2015, retrieved 13 July 2014
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Amado García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.,
  4. "Jose Amado Garcia". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. "Rio 2016 marathon men". olympic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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