Álvaro Martín (race walker)

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

Álvaro Rafael Martín Uriol (born 18 June 1994 in Llerena) is a Spanish racewalker.^[1]

Álvaro Martín

Martín at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Rafael Martín Uriol
Born	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 31) Llerena, Spain
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	20 km race walk 35 km race walk
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km: 1:17:32 (2023) 35 km: 2:24:30 (2023) NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Marathon walk relay 2024 Paris 20 km walk World Championships 2023 Budapest 20 km walk 2023 Budapest 35 km walk European Championships 2018 Berlin 20 km walk 2022 Munich 20 km walk World Race Walking Cup 2022 Muscat 35 km walk 2016 Rome 20 km walk

Career

Martín won the gold medals in the 20 km walk and 35 km walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

He won consecutive gold medals in the 20 km walk at the European Athletics Championships in 2018 and 2022 European Athletics Championships.

Martín won a winning a gold and bronze medal in the mixed marathon walk relay and 20 km walk at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.^[2]

He also competed in the 20 km walk at the Olympic Games in 2012 in London (DNF), 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (22nd) and 2020 in Tokyo (4th).^[3][4]

Martín announced his retirement after the Olympic Games in Paris.^[5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	9th	10,000 m	47:04
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille Métropole, France	8th	10,000 m	42:27
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	10,000 m	40:35
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	—	20 km	DNF
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	3rd	10,000 m	41:13
	World Championships	Moscow, Russian Federation	24th	20 km	1:25:12
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	19th	20 km	1:20:39
	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Aubagne, France	1st	10,000 m	42:50
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	20 km	1:21:41
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	20 km	1:24:51
	World Championships	Beijing, China	16th	20 km	1:22:04
2016	World Race Walking Team Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	20 km	1:19:36
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd	20 km	1:22:11
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	20 km	1:19:41
2018	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, China	8th	20 km	1:23:22
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	20 km	1:20:42
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd	20 km	1:33:20
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	4th	20 km	1:21.46
2022	World Race Walking Team Championships	Muscat, Oman	2nd	35 km	2:36:54
	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	1st	10,000 m	39:24.20
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	7th	20 km	1:20:19
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	20 km	1:19:11
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	20 km	1:17:32
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	3rd	20 km	1:19:11
			1st	Mixed marathon walk relay	2:50:31