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José Marín Sospedra
Personal information
Native nameJosep Marín i Sospedra
NationalitySpanish
Born (1950-01-21) 21 January 1950 (age 74)
El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Years active1978–1993
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sport
SportRacewalking
ClubCN Barcelona
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (1982)

José Marín Sospedra (Catalan: Josep Marín i Sospedra; born 21 January 1950) is a retired Spanish racewalker.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1975 Mediterranean Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd 20 km 1:35:45.7
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 5th 20 km 1:24:38.1
50 km DNF
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th 20 km 1:26:45.6
6th 50 km 4:03:08
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 5th 20 km 1:25:00
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 1st 20 km 1:23:43
2nd 50 km 3:59:18
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 50 km 3:46:32
4th 20 km 1:21:21
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6th 20 km 1:25:32
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 1st 20 km 1:21:42
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 20 km DQ
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 20 km 1:21:24
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 4th 20 km 1:20:34
5th 50 km 3:43:03
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 17th 20 km 1:22:52
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 50 km 4:02:53
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 17th 50 km 4:01:02
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th 50 km 4:13:19
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th 50 km 3:58:41
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 16th 50 km 4:04:37

External links


European Athletics Championships champions in men's 20 kilometres race walk
Men's IAAF World Race Walking Cup champions
20 kilometres
50 kilometres
World Best Year Performance in men's race walking
20 km walk
50 km walk
Spanish Sportsman of the Year


Records
Preceded byMexico Raúl González Men's 50 km Walk World Record Holder
13 March 1983 – 20 July 1984
Succeeded byEast Germany Ronald Weigel


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