Paul McGrath (racewalker)

Paul McGrath Benito (born 7 March 2002) is a Spanish race walker. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.

Career
He won the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 10,000m race walk. He finished third at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi in the 10,000m race walk.

He finished third at the 20km race walk on 13 February 2022 at the senior Spanish Championships in Pamplona.

He won gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in the 20,000m race walk.

In April 2024, he won the Spanish national title in the 20kn race walk, setting a personal best time of 1:17:55 in Zaragoza. It placed him third on the Spanish all-time list. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. He was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.

Personal life
McGrath was born and raised in Barcelona. He has a Spanish mother, a Scottish father, and Irish grandparents.