Paquillo Fernández
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Peláez.
 Fernández at the 2007 World Championships | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Spain | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 20 km walk |
| World Championships | ||
| | 2003 Paris | 20 km walk |
| | 2005 Helsinki | 20 km walk |
| | 2007 Osaka | 20 km walk |
| World Race Walking Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 A Coruña | 20 km walk |
| | 2008 Cheboksary | 20 km walk |
| European Championships | ||
| | 2002 Munich | 20 km walk |
| | 2006 Gothenburg | 20 km walk |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Budapest | 20 km walk |
Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez (born 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia), better known as Paquillo Fernández, is a retired Spanish race walker. He specialized in the 20 km race walk.
Biography
On 27 July 2008 he set a new 10-km race walk world record at the Spanish Championships in a time of 37:53.09.[1]
Fernández was made ineligible for competitions for two years after he was found guilty of possessing performance-enhancing drugs in February 2010.[2]
Achievements
See also
References
- ↑ "Fernandez sets 10 km Race Walk world record – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". En.beijing2008.cn. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Olympic race walker draws 2-year doping suspension. USA Today (27 April 2010). Retrieved 27 April 2010.
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
- Paquillo Fernández profile at IAAF
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Julio René Martínez Roman Rasskazov |
Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 28 April 2002 – 23 August 2003 |
Succeeded by Jefferson Pérez |
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