| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Mexico | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 1976 Montreal | 20 km walk |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1975 Mexico City | 20 km walk |
| 1979 San Juan | 20 km walk |
Daniel Bautista Rocha (born August 4, 1952) is a former Mexican track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He was born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí.
In his relatively short career, Bautista dominated the walk, on the track as well as in road events. He won international attention in 1975 when he won the 20 km walk at the Pan-American Games in his native Mexico City, which made him among the favorites for the Olympic games the following year.
At the 1976 Summer Olympic games in Montreal he won the gold ahead of two East German athletes, Hans-Georg Reimann who won silver, and defending Olympic champion Peter Frenkel who took bronze. Bautista was so dehydrated after the event that he had to drink ten cans of soft drink before he could produce enough urine for the drug test that he had to take.[1]
In the following years, Bautista set two new world record in the 20 km, as well as having the years best times at other distances. In 1977 and 1979 he won the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in the 20 km walk.
At the 1980 Summer Olympic games in Moscow he was disqualified 1800 meters from the finish. He also started the 50 km, but was forced to quit after 30 km. After that he ended his career.
References
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 21. ISBN 978-1845137731.
Sources
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Bautista". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
External links
- Daniel Bautista Rocha at the International Olympic Committee
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Paul Nihill | Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder May 30, 1976 – July 19, 1978 | Succeeded by Anatoliy Solomin |
| Preceded by Vadim Tsvetkov | Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder May 19, 1979 – June 9, 1979 | Succeeded by Reima Salonen |
| Preceded by Reima Salonen | Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder March 30, 1980 – April 27, 1980 | Succeeded by Domingo Colin |