Daniel Plaza crosses the finish line to take the Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games
20km Walk for Spain. He was the the first Spanish track & field athlete ever to win an
Olympic gold medal.
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Men's 20km. Walk Final
European Athletics Championships
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| 1. Pavol BLAZEK |
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CZE |
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1.22.05 |
| 2. Daniel PLAZA |
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SPA |
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1.22.22 |
| 3. Thierry TOUTAIN |
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FRA |
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1.23.2 |
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Men's 20 km Walk
Olympic Games 1992
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| 1. Daniel PLAZA |
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SPA |
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1: 21.45 |
| 2. Guillaume Leblanc |
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CAN |
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1: 22.25 |
| 3. Giovanni de Benedictis |
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ITA |
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1: 23.11 |
| 4. Maurizio Damilano |
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ITA |
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1: 23.39 |
| 5. Chen Shaoguo |
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CHN |
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1: 24.06 |
| 6. Jimmy McDonald |
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IRE |
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1: 25.16 |
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Men's 20km. Road Walk
World Athletics Championships 1993
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| 1. Valent' Massana |
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ESP |
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1: 22: 31 |
| 2. Giovanni De Benedictis |
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ITA |
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1: 23: 06 |
| 3. Daniel PLAZA |
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ESP |
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1: 23: 18 |
Annual progress.
2000 1:23:17 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 30 APR
1997 1:20:40 Podébrady 19 APR
1996 1:22:05 Atlanta 26 JUL
1993 1:23:18 Stuttgart 15 AUG
1992 1:21.45 Barcelona 31 JUL
Plaza tested positive for the steroid nandrolone after the 1996 Spanish championships but denied taking it.
He tested negative in further tests for a drug which normally takes three months to disappear from the system.
In 2006 he was cleared by Spain's Supreme Court after he took his case there.