Mexican racewalker (born 1982)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Equihua and the second or maternal family name is
Solórzano.
Mónica Equihua Solórzano (born 23 September 1982 in Tancítaro, Michoacán) is a Mexican race walker.[1][2][3] At the age of 26 years, she switched from middle-distance running to racewalking.[4] She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
800 m | 2:10.62 min | Monterrey | 22 Jun 2008 |
Road walk |
10 km | 46:03 min | London | 11 Aug 2012 |
20 km | 1:31:09 hrs | Rio Maior | 6 Apr 2013 |
Track walk |
10,000 m | 49:15.72 min | Xalapa | 8 May 2010 |
20,000 m | 1:36:05.0 hrs (ht) | Xalapa | 31 Aug 2014 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Mexico |
2009 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge | Chihuahua, México | 21st | 20 km walk | 1:48:41 |
2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, México | 49th | 20 km walk | 1:50:45 |
2011 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge | Chihuahua, México | 9th | 20 km walk | 1:39:52 |
Pan American Race Walking Cup | Envigado, Colombia | 7th | 20 km walk | 1:38:44 |
2nd | Team (20 km) | 24 pts |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:34:50 A |
2012 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge | Chihuahua, México | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:36:25 |
World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 59th | 20 km walk | 1:41:34 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 30th | 20 km walk | 1:32:28 |
2013 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge | Chihuahua, México | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:35:29 |
Pan American Race Walking Cup | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:35:43 A |
1st | Team (20 km) | 16 pts |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 51st | 20 km walk | 1:36:46 |
2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:38:07 A |
- ^ HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Monica Equihua Solorzano, Tancitaro, MICH, 23-Sep-1982 (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, retrieved January 6, 2015[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ Biography - EQUIHUA Monica, PASO, retrieved January 6, 2015
- ^ Curriculums - Monica Equihua Solorzano (# 107 Ranking IAAF 2014 - 20 Km marcha) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, retrieved January 6, 2015[permanent dead link]
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine