Kimberly García

Gabriela Kimberly García León (born 19 October 1993) is a female racewalker from Peru. She won gold medals in the 20 kilometres walk and 35 km walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first ever Peruvian world medallist and the first Latin American to earn two titles at the same World Athletics Championships. García is the South American record holder for the longer event.

Kimberly García
Personal information
Full nameGabriela Kimberly García León
NicknameKimy
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993
Huancayo, Peru
EducationUniversidad Continental
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPeru
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Coached byAndrés Chocho (2022–)
Pedro Cañizares (–2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Peru
World Championships
2022 Eugene20 km walk
2022 Eugene35 km walk
2023 Budapest35 km walk
World Race Walking Team Championships
2022 Muscat20 km walk
Pan American Games
2019 Lima20 km walk
2023 Santiago20 km walk
2023 Santiago20 km walk mixed
Pan American Race Walking Cup
2013 Guatemala20 km walk
2015 Arica20 km walk
2017 Lima20 km walk
Ibero-American Championships
2018 São Trujillo10,000 m walk
2022 La Nucia10,000 m walk
2014 São Paulo10,000 m walk
South American Race Walking Championships
2014 Cochabamba20 km walk
2022 Lima20 km walk
2018 Sucúa20 km walk

She represented Peru in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also holds three Peruvian national records (10,000 m walk, 10 km walk and 20 km walk).

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