Evelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes (born April 9, 1971 in Guatemala City) is a female Guatemalan race walker.[1] In 2006, she set a personal best time of 46:19.48 by winning the silver medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is also the mother of Jamy Franco, who ended the nation's 56-year drought by taking the race walk title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]
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| Full name | Evelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Guatemala | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1971 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Race walking | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 10 km walk: 46:19.48 (2006) 20 km walk: 1:35:13 (2005) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At age thirty-seven, Núñez made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 20 km race walk. She finished and completed the race in forty-third place by three minutes behind Latvia's Jolanta Dukure, with the slowest time of 1:44:13.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evelyn Núñez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (24 October 2011). "Guatemala sweeps 20 km race walks, da Silva takes marathon gold – Pan Am Games Day 1". IAAF. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Scheiber, Barbara (21 August 2008). "Upcoming events for Guatemalas Olympic team and latest update of results". The Guatemala Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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