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Evelyn Núñez

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Evelyn Núñez
Personal information
Full nameEvelyn Rosmeri Núñez Fuentes
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10 km walk: 46:19.48 (2006)
20 km walk: 1:35:13 (2005)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Ponce 10 km walk

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]

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ 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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