David Canal

David Canal (David Canal Valero, born December 7, 1978 in Barcelona ) is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 400 -meter run. was for many years the best 400 - meter runner Spain. At a height of 1.83 m his competition weight is 65 kg.

1997 European Junior champion David Canal in Ljubljana. At the European Championships in Budapest in 1998, he finished seventh in 45.93 s. As a finisher of the Spanish team in the 4 x 400 - meter relay team, he was instrumental in that the relay and won bronze with 3:02,47 min aufstellte a Spanish record. At the finish he was 0.01 seconds ahead of the runner -circuit in Italy. At the World Championships 1999 he reached the quarterfinals.

In 2000 he won silver behind the Bulgarians s Ilija Dschiwondow at the European Indoor Championships in Ghent in 46.85. At the Olympic Games in Sydney he came again into the quarter- finals and was eliminated with the Spanish relay in the run- off.

A year later he was the best Europeans at the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon in 46,99 s fourth place. At the World Championships in Edmonton, he penetrated the semi-finals and was with the Spanish relay seventh.

In 2002 he won at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna with the Spanish relay bronze, and at the European Championships in Munich, he won silver in 45.24 s behind the German Ingo Schultz in 45.14 s reached At the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis he once again the semi-finals and finished with the Spanish relay to fifth place.

At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, he left more than 200 m in the quarterfinals and over 400 m and the 4 x 400 - meter relay in the flow.

At the European Indoor Championships 2005 in Madrid Canal won the 400m in 46.64 s silver behind the Irishman David Gillick and came with the Spanish in the final relay race in fifth place.

Six times he was Spanish champion over 400 m (1998-2003 ) and once over 200 m ( 2005). In the hall he won seven times the national title in the 400m (1999-2005):

Bests

  • Hall: 45,93 s 20 February, 2005, Madrid
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