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Samuel García (sprinter)

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Samuel García
García in 2017
Personal information
Full nameSamuel García Cabrera
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 32)
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubSanta Cruz de La Palma
Coached byÁlex Codina

Samuel García Cabrera (born 4 December 1991) is a Spanish track and field athlete specialising in the 400 metres.[1] He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships. Individually, his best outing so far is the seventh place at the 2014 European Championships.

His personal bests in the 400 metres are 45.00 seconds outdoors (Monachil 7 July 2017) and 46.35 seconds indoors (Salamanca 2017).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.93
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.59
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.58
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.01
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 400 m DQ
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.11
2013 European Indoor Championships Zürich, Switzerland 14th (h) 400 m 47.76
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 10th (h) 400 m 46.98
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.28
World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.07
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.17
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 400 m 46.35
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.68
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 14th (sf) 400 m 47.95
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 22nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.49
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 20th (sf) 400 m 46.43
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.77
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th 400 m 46.74
World Championships London, United Kingdom 39th (h) 400 m 46.37
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.65
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.52
European Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (sf) 400 m 45.87
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.78
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.27
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 16th (h) 400 m 47.02
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.09
6th Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.65
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th (h) Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.14
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 8th 400 m 46.92
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.05
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.54
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.64

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