Paquillo Fernández
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Peláez.
Fernández at the 2007 World Championships | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for Spain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Silver | 2004 Athens | 20 km walk |
World Championships | ||
Silver | 2003 Paris | 20 km walk |
Silver | 2005 Helsinki | 20 km walk |
Silver | 2007 Osaka | 20 km walk |
World Race Walking Cup | ||
Gold | 2006 A Coruña | 20 km walk |
Gold | 2008 Cheboksary | 20 km walk |
European Championships | ||
Gold | 2002 Munich | 20 km walk |
Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 20 km walk |
Bronze | 1998 Budapest | 20 km walk |
Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez, more known as Paquillo Fernández, (born on 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish race walker. He specializes in the 20 km race walk.
Biography
On 27 July 2008 he set a new 10-km race walk world record at the Spanish Championships in a time of 37:53.09.[1]
Fernández was made ineligible for competitions for two years after he was found guilty of possessing performance-enhancing drugs in February 2010.[2]
Achievements
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 10,000 m |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | 20 km |
1998 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 1st | 20 km |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 20 km | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 15th | 20 km |
World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 12th | 20 km | |
2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 3rd | 20 km |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 7th | 20 km | |
2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 4th | 20 km |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | DNF | 20 km | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 20 km |
2003 | European Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 1st | 20 km |
World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 20 km | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 20 km |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 20 km |
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 1st | 20 km | |
2006 | European Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 1st | 20 km |
World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 1st | 20 km | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 20 km |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 7th | 20 km |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | DNF | 20 km |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fernandez sets 10 km Race Walk world record – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". En.beijing2008.cn. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Olympic race walker draws 2-year doping suspension. USA Today (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27.
- Paquillo Fernández profile at IAAF
External links
- (Spanish) Official Page of Paquillo Fernández
Records | ||
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Preceded by Julio René Martínez Roman Rasskazov |
Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 28 April 2002 – 23 August 2003 |
Succeeded by Jefferson Pérez |
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