David Hurtado
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| Full name | Alexander David Hurtado Espinosa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ecuadorian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1999 Quito, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander David Hurtado Espinosa (born 21 April 1999) is an Ecuadorian racewalking athlete. He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
Early life[edit]
Hurtado began racewalking at age 12 at school in Pichincha, Ecuador when his teacher introduced him to the sport. He was also inspired after watching Ecuadorian Olympic medal-winning racewalker Jefferson Pérez at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career[edit]
At the 2017 Ecuadorian Race Walking Championships, Hurtado set the South American under-20 and under-23 record for the 10 kilometres race walk with a time of 39:41.[2]
Hurtado represented Ecuador at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in the 10,000 metres walk and won a silver medal. He finished six thousandths of a second behind gold medal winner Yao Zhang.[1]
Hurtado represented Ecuador at the 2019 South American Championships in the 20,000 meters walk and won a silver medal.[2]
He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk and finished in 19th place.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Silver in Tampere felt like – and nearly was – gold for Hurtado". worldathletics.org. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b "David Hurtado". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "David Hurtado". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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