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Spanish pole vaulter (born 1966)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Chico .
Javier García Chico (born July 22, 1966 in Barcelona ) is a retired Spanish pole vaulter , who won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona , Spain . Four years earlier in Seoul he was eliminated in the qualifying round. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics .
His personal best jump was 5.75 metres, achieved in August 1990 in Sant Cugat . He had 5.77 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 1992 in Grenoble .
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Spain
1985
European Junior Championships
Cottbus , East Germany
6th
5.20 m
1986
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
10th
5.15 m
Ibero-American Championships
Havana, Cuba
2nd
5.20 m
1987
European Indoor Championships
Liévin, France
16th
5.30 m
World Indoor Championships
Indianapolis, United States
11th
5.40 m
1988
Ibero-American Championships
Mexico City, Mexico
2nd
5.30 m A
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
–
NM
1989
European Indoor Championships
The Hague, Netherlands
10th
5.40 m
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
8th
5.50 m
Universiade
Duisburg, West Germany
3rd
5.40 m
World Cup
Barcelona , Spain
4th
5.50 m
1990
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
6th
5.60 m
European Championships
Split, Yugoslavia
5th
5.70 m
1991
World Indoor Championships
Seville, Spain
7th
5.60 m
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
23rd (q)
5.30 m
1992
European Indoor Championships
Genoa, Italy
10th
5.50 m
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
3rd
5.75 m
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto , Canada
10th
5.50 m
World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
23rd (q)
5.45 m
1994
Goodwill Games
St. Petersburg, Russia
5th
5.60 m
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
19th (q)
5.40 m
1995
World Indoor Championships
Barcelona, Spain
7th
5.60 m
World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
22nd (q)
5.40 m
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
20th (q)
5.40 m
1997
World Indoor Championships
Paris, France
8th
5.55 m
World Championships
Athens, Greece
–
NM
1998
European Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
5th
5.60 m
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
3rd
5.40 m
1999
World Championships
Seville, Spain
23rd (q)
5.40 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
16th (q)
5.55 m
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