Mónica Equihua
Olympic race walker
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Mónica Equihua Solórzano (born 23 September 1982 in Tancítaro, Michoacán) is a Mexican race walker. At the age of 26 years, she switched from middle-distance running to racewalking. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal bests
| 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 |
Achievements
| 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 |