Spanish race walker
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Fernández and the second or maternal family name is
Peláez.
Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez (born 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia), better known as Paquillo Fernández, is a retired Spanish race walker. He specialized in the 20 km race walk.
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]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Spain
|
1996
|
World Junior Championships
|
Sydney, Australia
|
1st
|
10,000 m
|
40:38.25
|
1997
|
European U23 Championships
|
Turku, Finland
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:21:59
|
1998
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Dudince, Slovakia
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:20:31
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:21:39
|
1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
15th
|
20 km
|
1:27:23
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Mézidon-Canon, France
|
12th
|
20 km
|
1:22:47
|
2000
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:18:56
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
7th
|
20 km
|
1:21:01
|
2001
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Dudince, Slovakia
|
4th
|
20 km
|
1:20:02
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
2002
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:18:37
|
2003
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Cheboksary, Russia
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:19:48
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:18:00
|
2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:19:45
|
2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:19:36
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Almería, Spain
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:22:45
|
2006
|
European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:19:09
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
A Coruña, Spain
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:18:31
|
2007
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:22:40
|
2008
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
7th
|
20 km
|
1:20:32
|
2009
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
See also
References
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