A delighted Francisco is pictured above crossing the line to win gold in the men's
20km Walk at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. His time of 1: 19.09
saw him finish a comfortable 51 seconds ahead of the silver medal winner,
Russia's Valeriy Borchin, with Portugal's Joao Vieira taking the bronze.
Francisco's victory meant he retained the title that he had won four years previously in Munich.
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20km. Marcha {Hombres}
2006 Atletismo Campeonato de Europa.
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| 1. Francisco J. FERNANDEZ |
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SPA |
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1: 19: 09 |
| 2. Valeriy BORCHIN |
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RUS |
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1: 20: 00 |
| 3. Joao VIEIRA |
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POR |
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1: 20: 09 |
| 4. Viktor BURAYEV |
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RUS |
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1: 20: 12 |
| 5. Sergey BAKULIN |
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RUS |
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1: 20: 50 |
| 6. Matej TOTH |
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SVK |
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1: 21: 39 |
| 7. Erik TYSSE |
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NOR |
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1: 22: 13 |
| 8. Giorgio RUBINA |
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ITA |
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1: 22: 34 |
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On 27th. July 2008 he set a new 10-km race walk world record at the Spanish
Championships in a time of 37:53.09.
Fernández was made ineligible for competitions for two years after he was found guilty
of possessing performance-enhancing drugs in February 2010.
ANNUAL PROGRESS. 20 k race walk.
2011 1:22:17 Benicàssim 06 MAR
2009 1:19:57 Sesto S. Giovanni 01 MAY
2008 1:18:15 Cheboksary 10 MAY
2007 1:18:50 La Coruña 02 JUN
2006 1:18:31 La Coruña 13 MAY
2005 1:17:52 La Coruña 04 JUN
2004 1:19:19 La Coruña 05 JUN
2003 1:18:00 Paris Saint-Denis 23 AUG
2002 1:17:22 Turku 28 APR
2001 1:19:47 Calella 22 APR
2000 1:18:56 Eisenhüttenstadt 17 JUN
1999 1:21:55 La Coruña 15 MAY
1998 1:20:31 Dudince 25 APR
1997 1:21:59 Turku 10 JUL
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
3000 Metres Race Walk 11:14.63 Cork 02 JUL 2011
5000 Metres Race Walk 18:27.34 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 08 JUN 2007
10000 Metres Race Walk 37:53.09 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 27 JUL 2008
10 Kilometres Race Walk 37:52 Kraków 08 JUN 2002
20 Kilometres Race Walk 1:17:22 Turku 28 APR 2002
50 Kilometres Race Walk 3:41:02 San Pedro del Pinatar 01 MAR 2009