Iván García (sprinter)

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

Iván García

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

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

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
			1st	4 × 100 m	39.24
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
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	4 × 100 m	39.18
	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
			1st	4 × 100 m	38.79
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 World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iván García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11.