Julio César Urías

Julio César Urías Meda (born January 11, 1972) is a retired male race walker from Guatemala. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 km race walk event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where he set his personal best - 3:49.37 on 24 March 1995.

Julio Urías
Personal information
Full nameJulio César Urías Meda
Born (1972-01-11) January 11, 1972
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Guatemala
SportMen's Athletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsAtlanta 96 17 place
Updated on 30 August 2012.

Personal bests

Achievements

1991 Race Walking world Cup San Jose California USA 51 1:27:45

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guatemala
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, México 12th 20 km 1:32:49
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd 50 km 4:03:24
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 50 km DNF
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 50 km 4:08:21
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 50 km 3:49:37 NR
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 17th 50 km 3:56:27
1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 34th 50 km 4:00:12
World Championships Athens, Greece 23rd 50 km 4:07:18
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1st 35 km 2:55:34

1998 Sudamerican Race Walking Championship Men´s 35 kilometer Bogota Colombia 2:46:12 1st

2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Torino, Italy 47th 20 km 1:31:42

References

    • Julio Urías at World Athletics
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio Urías". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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