Noé Hernández (racewalker)
Appearance
Noé "El Chivo" Hernández Valentin (March 15, 1978 – January 16, 2013[1]) was a Mexican race walker. Hernández won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics[2] and participated at the 2004 Olympics.
On December 30, 2012, Hernández was shot in the head, and left the hospital on January 8, 2013.[3][4] Hernández died on January 16, 2013, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico due to a cardiac arrest.[1][5]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
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
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
External links
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Categories:
- 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