David Hurtado

Alexander David Hurtado Espinosa^[a] (born 21 April 1999) is an Ecuadorian racewalking athlete. He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.

David Hurtado

Personal information
Full name	Alexander David Hurtado Espinosa
Born	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 26) Quito, Ecuador
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Medal record Representing  Ecuador Men's athletics Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 20 km walk World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere 10,000 m walk Junior Pan American Games 2021 Cali-Valle 20,000 m walk

Early life

Hurtado began racewalking at age 12 at school in Pichincha, Ecuador when his teacher introduced him to the sport. He was also inspired after watching Ecuadorian Olympic medal-winning racewalker Jefferson Pérez at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

At the 2017 Ecuadorian Race Walking Championships, Hurtado set the South American under-20 and under-23 record for the 10 kilometres race walk with a time of 39:41.^[2]

Hurtado represented Ecuador at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in the 10,000 metres walk and won a silver medal. He finished six thousandths of a second behind gold medal winner Yao Zhang.^[1]

Hurtado represented Ecuador at the 2019 South American Championships in the 20,000 meters walk and won a silver medal.^[2]

He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk and finished in 19th place.^[3][4]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hurtado and the second or maternal family name is Espinosa.