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Born (1966-07-03) 3 July 1966 (age 58)
Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Race walking
Club Valencia CA; Sideco; CEMA Prat; La Seda

Daniel Plaza Montero (born 3 July 1966) is a Spanish former race walker who competed in the 20 km event at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Career

Plaza won a gold medal in the 20 km walk event at the 1992 Olympic Games in his native Barcelona by beating Guillaume LeBlanc by a second becoming the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.

He also won a silver medal at the 1990 European Championships in Split and bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1988 Ibero-American Championships Ciudad de México, México 3rd 20 km 1:27:23.0 A
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th 20 km 1:21:53
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 11th 20 km 1:22:09
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 20 km 1:22:22
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 20 km DQ
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 4th 20 km 1:21:00
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st 20 km 1:21:45
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 6th 20 km 1:24:52
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 20 km 1:23:18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20 km DQ
1996 European Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 2nd 20 km 1:21:47
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th 20 km 1:22:05

See also

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