- Néstor García
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.
Néstor Ariel García Rivero (born July 6, 1975) is a male marathon runner from Uruguay.
Garcia won the 2000 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina. He also represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
García is the national record holder in the classic distance with 2:12:48, ran on October 24, 1999 at the Chicago Marathon.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Uruguay2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 48th Marathon 2:22:30 Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:20:14 References
Buenos Aires Men's Marathon Winners 1984: Rubén Aguiar (ARG) · 1985: Rubén Huerga (ARG) · 1986: Raimundo Manquel (ARG) · 1987: Jorge Yeber (ARG) · 1988: Valmir de Carvalho (BRA) · 1989: Juan Pablo Juarez (ARG) · 1990: Enio de Vargas (BRA) · 1991: Toribio Gutierrez (ARG) · 1992: António Costa (POR) · 1993: Toribio Gutierrez (ARG) · 1994: Antonio Clair Wathier (BRA) · 1995: William Musyoki (KEN) · 1996: Juan Pablo Juarez (ARG) · 1997: José Castillo (PER) · 1998: Luis Carlos Ramos (BRA) · 1999: Luis Carlos Ramos (BRA) · 2000: Néstor García (URU) · 2001: Paul Rotich (KEN) · 2002: Not Held · 2003: Oscar Cortínez (ARG) · 2004: Oscar Cortínez (ARG) · 2005: Geovanni de Jesus (BRA) · 2006: Geovanni de Jesus (BRA) · 2007: Juan Carlos Cardona (COL) · 2008: Abdelhakim Fathi (MAR) · 2009: Mohamed Msenduki Ikoki (TAN)
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Uruguayan long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Uruguay
- Uruguayan athletes
- Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
- South American athletics biography stubs
- Uruguayan sportspeople stubs
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