Daniel Bautista
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | |||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 20 km walk | |
Daniel Bautista (August 4, 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico), is a former Mexican track and field athlete and Olympic champion.
In his relatively short career, Bautista dominated the walk, on the track as well as in road events. He won international attention in 1975 when he won the 20 km walk at the Pan-American Games in his native Mexico City, which made him among the favorites for the Olympic games the following year. At the 1976 Summer Olympic games in Montreal he won the gold in front of two East German athletes, Hans Reimann who won silver, and defending Olympic champion Peter Frenkel who took bronze.
In the following years, Bautista set two new world record in the 20 km, as well as having the years best times at other distances. In 1977 and 1979 he won the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in the 20 km. At the 1980 Summer Olympic games in Moscow he was disqualified 1800 meters from the finish. He also started the 50 km, but was forced to quit after 30 km. After that he ended his career.
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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
| Olympic champions in men's 20 km walk |
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| 1956: Leonid Spirin | 1960: Vladimir Golubnichy | 1964: Ken Matthews | 1968: Vladimir Golubnichy | 1972: Peter Frenkel | 1976: Daniel Bautista | 1980: Maurizio Damilano | 1984: Ernesto Canto | 1988: Jozef Pribilinec | 1992: Daniel Plaza | 1996: Jefferson Pérez | 2000: Robert Korzeniowski | 2004: Ivano Brugnetti |
