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Apr 2, 2023 · In an exclusive interview with Olympics.com, the 800m indoor track athletics world champion reveals the reason behind never moving away from his home town, why his motorcycle-riding alter ego comes out on race day, and his new focus in athletics. Spanish middle-distance runner Mariano Garcia bucks the trend of many modern-day elite athletes.
Sep 25, 1997 · Mariano Garcia winning the men's 800m final. Six months later he won the 800m at the 2022. European Championships. 2022 World Indoor Championships. Belgrade.
Mar 19, 2022 · Mariano Garcia might not have won the Spanish indoor title last month, but on Saturday night at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22, he conquered the world in a thrilling 800m final, the 24-year-old timing his run to perfection and spending his energy with maximum efficiency to win in 1:46.20.
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The Spaniard warned his rivals in his second outing of the 2022 indoor season with a commanding victory in Staten Island, clocking a world-leading 1:45:12 to clip 0.13 from Spain's 20-year-old national record. "Honestly I didn't expect to run than fast at that early stage of the season but it's true that training was going really well." García's pe...
The final included Canada's Marco Arop, a clear hint that the race would be fast, given his well-known front-running style. Arop fulfilled expectations, setting a lightning pace as he ripped through the opening 200m in 23.97 before reaching 400m in 50.34, a rhythm quick enough to threaten the current world record of 1:42:67. As he pace slowed on th...
Many accomplished athletes kicked-off athletics at school or inspired in their childhood by top athletes. But García's way to take up running was different and definitely quite funny. "When I was a kid there was a dog in my village which wanted to bite me day after day so the only thing I could do was run away as fast as possible.” In contrast to m...
Garcia was the only Belgrade finalist without a sub-1:45:00 to his name, unfinished business he hopes to complete soon. “Being world indoor champion I don't mind not having performed under 1:45 as I consider titles much more important than times. But of course I hope to dip well under 1:45 soon." Unlike many of the world's finest 800m specialists, ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Mariano Garcia forms part of the Spanish team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 and will defend his 800m title at the event that takes place from 1-3 March. The 26-year-old claimed his first global title in Belgrade two years ago and went on to win European 800m gold that year in Munich.
European Championships. 2022 Munich. 800 m. Mariano García García (born 25 September 1997) is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. [2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships without advancing from the first round. Earlier that year, he finished fourth at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.
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