Horacio Nava

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Nava and the second or maternal family name is Reza.
Horacio Nava
Personal information
Born (1982-01-20) January 20, 1982
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country  Mexico
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 50km Race Walk

Horacio Nava Reza (born January 20, 1982 in Chihuahua) is a male race walker from Mexico. He represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics and is a four-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011). He was the runner-up over 50 km at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He won gold medals over that distance at the 2010 CAC Games and the 2011 Pan American Games.

He was third over 20 km at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge meet held in his native Chihuahua.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 10 km
2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Peru 2nd 50 km 3:59:26
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 50 km
2006 World Race Walking Cup La Coruña, Spain 7th 50 km
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th 50 km
Pan American Games Rio, Brazil 2nd 50 km
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 6th 50 km
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th 50 km 3:45:21
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 19th 50 km
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 2nd 50 km 3:54:16
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 50 km 3:56:46
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 1st 50 km 3:48.58

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2012-03-04). Sanchez and Henriques repeat, Zepeda completes Mexican party in Chihuahua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06.


  • 1966: 10 km walk (track)
  • 1970 – present: 20 km walk (road)

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