Iván García (athlete)

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Iván García Sánchez (born February 29, 1972 in Santiago de Cuba) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

Iván García

Medal record
Athletics
Representing Cuba
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1990 Havana	4x100 m relay

Career

He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.21 (1994)
• 200 metres - 20.17 (1995)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1990	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Havana, Cuba	1st	4 × 100 m	40.62
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	4th	200 m	20.82
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	3rd	200 m	20.55 (w)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	39.20
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	200 m	20.71
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd	4 × 100 m	38.76
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:01.87
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	200 m	20.29
			1st	4 × 100 m	38.67
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	200 m	20.77   (0.5 m/s)
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	200 m	20.21   (0.4 m/s)
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	200 m	20.46 PB
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	200 m	20.31 w   (2.3 m/s)
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	200 m	20.81
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th (sf)	200 m	20.38   (1.7 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	38.63
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	4 × 100 m	38.04 SB

External

• Iván García at IAAF
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Iván García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11.