José Amado García

José Amado García Gabriel (born 13 September 1977) is a Guatemalan long-distance runner who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

José Amado García

Jose Amado Garcia in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Full name	José Amado García Gabriel
Born	(1977-09-13) 13 September 1977 San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Guatemala Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Marathon Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Marathon Central American Games 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m 2013 San José Marathon 1997 San Pedro Sula 10,000 m 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m Central American Championships 2002 San José 10,000 m 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m 2003 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m 2005 San José 10,000 m 2007 San José 5000 m 2007 San José 10,000 m 2009 Ciudad de Guatemala 5000 m 2010 Ciudad de Guatemala 10,000 m 2002 San José 5000 m
Updated on 17 December 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Gabriel.

Personal bests

• 5000 m: 14:13.19 min – Berkeley, California, 24 April 2010
• 10,000 m: 28:50.25 min – Palo Alto, California, 1 May 2010
• Half marathon: 1:04:20 hrs – Warsaw, 18 June 2016
• Marathon: 2:14:27 hrs – Rio de Janeiro, 29 Jul 2007

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Guatemala
1997	Central American Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	10,000 m	33:05.17
1998	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	5000 m	15:47.6
			2nd	10,000 m	33:22.2
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, United Kingdom	134th	12 km	47:52
2000	Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	6th	12 km	39:50
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	6th	5000 m	14:57.04
			3rd	10,000 m	30:53.52
	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	5000 m	14:28.91 A
			2nd	10,000 m	30:43.86 A
2002	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	5000 m	14:30.14
			1st	10,000 m	30:05.31
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	5000 m	14:33.50
			5th	10,000 m	30:30.30
2003	Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships	Acapulco, México	3rd	12 km	39:49
	World Cross Country Championships	Lausanne, Switzerland	75th	12.355 km	40:35
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	5000 m	15:19.35
			1st	10,000 m	30:16.25
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	–	5000 m	DNF
			7th	10,000 m	30:26.61
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	5000 m	14:40.94
			3rd	10,000 m	29:42.52
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	64th	Marathon	2:27:13
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	121st	4.196 km	13:27
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	10,000 m	30:11.54
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Marathon	DNF
2006	NACAC Cross Country Championships	Clermont, Florida, United States	10th	8 km	26:38
			3rd	8 km (Team)	48 pts
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	104th	12 km	39:35
	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	8th	5000 m	14:31.55
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	6th	5000 m	14:27.54
			4th	10,000 m	30:09.31
2007	NACAC Cross Country Championships	Clermont, Florida, United States	13th	8 km	26:10
			2nd	8 km (Team)	58 pts
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	5000 m	14:42.08
			1st	10,000 m	29:53.61
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	5000 m	14:33.31
			2nd	10,000 m	29:42.11
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Marathon	2:14:27
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	35th	Marathon	2:20:15
2009	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	5000 m	14:55.44
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	47th	Marathon	2:22:00
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Marathon	2:21:35
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	10,000 m	32:06.26
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Marathon	2:20:27 SB
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	38th	Marathon	2:18:23
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Marathon	2:26:26
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	7th	Half marathon	1:08:45
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	2nd	Marathon	2:19:45 A
2016	2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	118th	Marathon	2:30:11
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	58th	Marathon	2:25:03

External links

• José Amado García at World Athletics