Luis Manuel Corchete Martínez[a] (born 14 May 1984) is a Spanish athlete who specialises in racewalking.
 Corchete (left) in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Manuel Corchete Martínez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 14 May 1984 Alicante, Spain |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Racewalking |
Corchete is a native of Torrevieja.[1] In February 2021 he beat his personal best from 2012 by 12 minutes at the Spanish Championships to achieve the Olympic minimum standard in the 50 km walk and will make his debut at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, when he was 37 years old. He competed in Tokyo but did not finish the race.[2][3]
Personal life
editHis wife is the former international gymnast Jennifer Colino.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corchete and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
References
edit- ^ "The Spanish Race walking Championships in Torrevieja". 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "La pandemia que transformó a Luis Manuel Corchete". www.runnersworld.com.
- ^ "Luis Manuel Corchete logra la plata y la mínima para Tokio". Super Deporte (in Spanish). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez Plaza, Moisés (1 March 2021). "Luis Manuel Corchete, a unos Juegos que también merece Jennifer". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
edit- Luis Manuel Corchete at World Athletics
- Luis Manuel Corchete[dead link] at the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation
- Luis Manuel Corchete at Olympics.com
- Luis Manuel Corchete at Olympedia
- Luis Manuel Corchete Martínez (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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