David Hurtado

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David Hurtado
Personal information
NationalityEcuadorian
Born (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 22)
Quito, Ecuador
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Men's athletics
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 10,000 m walk

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Silver in Tampere felt like – and nearly was – gold for Hurtado". worldathletics.org. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "David Hurtado". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "David Hurtado". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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