Noé "El Chivo" Hernández Valentin (March 15, 1978 – January 16, 2013) was a Mexican race walker. Hernández won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and participated at the 2004 Olympics.
On December 30, 2012, Hernández was shot in the head, and left the hospital on January 8, 2013. Hernández died on January 16, 2013, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico due to a cardiac arrest.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Mexico
| |||||
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 20 km | 1:20:49 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 20 km | 1:19:03 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 20 km | 1:18:14 = PB |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | — | 20 km | DSQ |
References
- ^ "Noé Hernández muere de un paro cardiaco" (in Spanish). Azteca. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- Noe Hernandez at Sports Reference
- "Noé Hernández sale del hospital tras balazo en la cabeza" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Microsoft. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- "El drama de 'El Chivo' Hernández". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- "Noé Hernández muere por paro cardiorrespiratorio". El Universal (in Spanish). El Universal Compañia Periodística Nacional S.A. de C.V.
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- 1978 births
- 2013 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Mexico
- Olympic athletes for Mexico
- Mexican male racewalkers
- Sportspeople from the State of Mexico
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Shooting survivors
- Mexican Olympic medalist stubs
- Mexican athletics biography stubs