José Amado García

José Amado García

Jose Amado Garcia in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full name	José Amado García Gabriel
Born	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event(s)	Long distance running
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Guatemala Pan American Games Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Marathon Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2010 Mayagüez Marathon Central American Games Gold 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m Gold 2013 San José Marathon Silver 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m Silver 1997 San Pedro Sula 10,000 m Central American Championships Gold 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m Gold 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m Gold 2007 San José 5000 m Gold 2007 San José 10,000 m Gold 2005 San José 10,000 m Gold 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m Gold 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m Gold 2002 San José 10,000 m Silver 2002 San José 5000 m
Updated on 20 September 2012.

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

Achievements

Representing  Guatemala
1997	Central American Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	10,000 m
2001	Central American Games	Ciudad de Guatemala, 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
2003	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, 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
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	64th	Marathon	2:27:13
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	10,000 m	30:11.54
2006	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	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	1st	5000 m	14:33.31
			1st	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	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	5000 m	14:55.44
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Marathon	2:21:35
	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	10,000 m	32:06.26
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	5th	Marathon	2:20:27 SB
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	38th	Marathon	2:18:23

External links

José Amado García profile at IAAF

References