Diego García

Diego García Corrales (October 12, 1961 – March 31, 2001) was a Spanish long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th place (2:14.56) in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years later, when Atlanta, United States hosted The Games, he ended up in 53rd place, clocking 2:22:11. He was born in Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa and died in Azpeitia.

Diego García died of sudden cardiac death during a training run at the age of 39. A statue was erected, and The Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon was renamed to Diego Garcia Memorial in his honour.

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