Salvador Mira

Salvador Mira
Personal information
Full name	Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez
Nationality	El Salvador
Born	23 August 1984 (age 39); Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20 km walk: 1:26:09 (2005); 50 km walk: 3:59:51 (2007)
	Updated on 9 July 2014.

Salvador Ernesto Mira Vásquez (born August 23, 1984, in Mejicanos, San Salvador) is a Salvadoran race walker.^[1] He set both a national record and a personal best time of 3:59:51, by finishing fourth in the men's 50 km race walk at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

Mira represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk. Unfortunately, Mira received a final warning (a total of three red cards) for not following the proper form during the 25 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified from the competition.^[3]

Personal best[edit]

20 km race walk: 1:26:09 hrs – San Salvador, 10 December 2005
50 km race walk: 3:59:51 hrs – Rio de Janeiro, 28 July 2007

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing El Salvador
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	13th	10,000m walk	45:40.76 min
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th	10,000m walk	46:48.91 min
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	–	10,000 m track walk	DNF
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	20,000 m track walk	1:39:14.27 hrs
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	20 km walk	1:33:43 hrs
2003	Central American Junior Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	10,000 m track walk	47:12.64
2004	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	20,000 m track walk	1:32:33.66 hrs NR
2006	World Race Walking Cup	La Coruña, Spain	40th	50 km walk	4:12:53 hrs
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	20,000m walk	1:31:42 hrs
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	–	20 km walk	DQ
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	20 km walk	1:29:44 hrs
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	50 km walk	3:59.51 hrs NR
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	–	50 km walk	DQ
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	50 km walk	DQ
2009	Pan American Race Walking Cup	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	50 km walk	4:15:48 hrs
2013	Central American Race Walking Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	3rd	20 km walk	1:43:40 hrs
	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	5th	20 km road walk	1:35:33
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	25th	20 km road walk	1:37:39
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	3rd	20,000 m track walk	1:35:43.46
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	4th	20 km road walk	1:42:44

References[edit]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salvador Mira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
^ Biscayart, Eduardo (29 July 2007). "Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
^ "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salvador Mira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[2] Biscayart, Eduardo (29 July 2007). "Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[3] "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

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