Julio César Urías
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| Full name | Julio César Urías Meda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 11, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | Atlanta 96 17 place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 August 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Urías and the second or maternal family name is Meda.
Julio César Urías Meda (born January 11, 1972) is a retired male race walker from Guatemala. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 km race walk event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where he set his personal best - 3:49.37 on 24 March, 1995.
Personal bests
- 20 km: 1:27:19 hrs –
Poza Rica, Veracruz, 8 April 2000 - 50 km: 3:49:37 hrs –
Mar del Plata, 24 March 1995
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Guatemala | |||||
| 1990 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Xalapa, México | 12th | 20 km | 1:32:49 |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 50 km | 4:03:24 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | 50 km | DNF | |
| 1994 | Central American Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 50 km | 4:08:21 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 50 km | 3:49:37 NR |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 17th | 50 km | 3:56:27 |
| 1997 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 34th | 50 km | 4:00:12 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 23rd | 50 km | 4:07:18 | |
| 1997 | Central American Games | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1st | 35 km | 2:55:34 |
| 2002 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Torino, Italy | 47th | 20 km | 1:31:42 |
References
External links
- Julio César Urías profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
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