Benjamín Sánchez

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

Benjamín Sánchez Bermejo (born 10 March 1985 in Cieza, Murcia) is a Spanish race walker.

Benjamín Sánchez

Personal information
Born	(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	50km Race Walk

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	9th	10,000 m	45:01.76
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	12th	10,000 m	44:22.59
2003	European Race Walking Cup (U20)	Cheboksary, Russia	10th	10 km	43:35
			2nd	Team - 10 km Junior	11 pts
	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	5th	10,000 m	43:25.88
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	8th	10,000 m	41:21.13
	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	3rd	10 km junior	41:19
2005	European Race Walking Cup (U20)	Miskolc, Hungary	17th	20 km	1:25:45
			2nd	Team - 20 km	33 pts
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	2nd	20 km	1:23:30
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	10th	20 km	1:29:05
2006	World Race Walking Cup	A Coruña, Spain	20th	20 km	1:22:24
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	20 km	1:25:58
2007	European Race Walking Cup	Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom	13th	20 km	1:21:48
			3rd	Team - 20 km	39 pts
	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	—	20 km	DNF
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	23rd	20 km	1:27:29
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	13th	20 km	1:20:48
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	13th	20 km	1:21:38
2009	European Race Walking Cup	Metz, France	—	20 km	DNF
			2nd	Team - 20 km	30 pts
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, Mexico	21st	20 km	1:26:55
2011	European Race Walking Cup	Olhão, Portugal	3rd	20 km	1:24:12
			1st	Team - 20 km	26 pts
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	35th	20 km	1:24:10
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	49th	50 km	4:14:40
2013	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	—	20 km	DNF
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	82nd	20 km	1:28:26
2015	European Race Walking Cup	Murcia, Spain	10th	50 km	3:55:45
	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	50 km	DNF

External links

• Benjamín Sánchez at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamin Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25.