Néstor García (runner)
{{short description|Uruguayan marathon runner}}
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Néstor Ariel García Rivero (born July 6, 1975) is a male marathon runner from Uruguay.
Garcia won the 2000 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina. He also represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
García is the national record holder in the classic distance with 2:12:48, ran on October 24, 1999, at the Chicago Marathon.
Achievements
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colspan="6"|Representing {{URU}} |
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1994
|22nd |10,000 m |
rowspan=2|1997
|rowspan=2|South American Championships |rowspan=2|Mar del Plata, Argentina |7th |1500 m |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5000 m |
rowspan=2|2000
|48th |Marathon |
Buenos Aires Marathon
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:20:14 |
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://more.arrs.run/runner/6393 Profile] at the ARRS
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:Uruguayan male long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Uruguay
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
Category:Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Uruguayan male marathon runners
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