Miguel Ángel López (race walker)

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

Miguel Ángel López Nicolás (born 3 July 1988 in Murcia) is a Spanish racewalker.^[1][2] He won the gold medal in the 20 km race walk at the 2015 World Championships and the silver in 2013. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed fifth, and the 50 km walk at the 2016 Olympics,^[1] where he was one of 11 walkers who did not finish amid "punishingly hot and humid conditions".^[3]

Miguel Ángel López

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel López Nicolás
Nationality	Spanish
Born	3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 37) Murcia, Spain
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Spain World Championships 2015 Beijing 20 km walk 2013 Moscow 20 km walk European Championships 2014 Zürich 20 km walk 2022 Munich 35 km walk European Race Walking Team Championships 2025 Poděbrady 35 km walk European Athletics U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas 20 km walk

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	6th	10,000 m walk	44:16.70
	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	9th	10,000 m walk	42:49.72
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	14th	10,000 m walk	45:54.41
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	8th	10,000 m walk	42:36.60
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	35th	20 km walk	1:23:44
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	4th	20 km walk	1:24:52.51
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	1st	20 km walk	1:22:23
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, Mexico	13th	20 km walk	1:24:32
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th	20 km walk	1:24:28
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	17th	20 km walk	1:23:41
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	42nd	20 km walk	1:25:31
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th	20 km walk	1:19:49
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	20 km walk	1:21:21
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	5th	20 km walk	1:19:21
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	20 km walk	1:19:44
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	20 km walk	1:19:14
2016	World Race Walking Cup	Rome, Italy	33rd	20 km walk	1:22:46
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	20 km walk	1:20:58
			—	50 km walk	DNF
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	10th	20 km walk	1:19:57
2018	World Race Walking Championships	Taicang, China	5th	20 km walk	1:19:21
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	20 km walk	1:19:27
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	26th	20 km walk	1:35:00
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	31st	20 km	1:27:12
2022	World Race Walking Championships	Muscat, Oman	3rd	35 km	2:37:27
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	10th	35 km	2:25:58
	European Athletics Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	35 km	2:26:49