María Pérez (race walker)
Pérez in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | María Pérez García |
| Born | 29 April 1996 Orce, Spain |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
| Club | Valencia Club de Atletismo |
| Coached by | Daniel Jacinto Garzón |
Medal record | |
María Pérez García (born 29 April 1996) is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.
Pérez won seven Spanish national racewalking titles.
She is openly lesbian and married to a musician.