Horacio Nava Meza (born January 20, 1982) is a Mexican race walker. He represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics is a five-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2013). He was the runner-up over 50 km at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He won gold medals over that distance at the 2010 CAC Games and the 2011 Pan American Games.
He was third over 20 km at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge meet held in his native Chihuahua.
He has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateRoad walk 20 km 1:22:04 hrs Rio Maior, Portugal 14 April 2012 50 km 3:42:51 hrs Cheboksary, Russia 7 June 2014Track walk 10,000 m 40:33.52 min Monterrey, Mexico 4 July 2004 20,000 m 1:25:24.13 hrs Zapopan, Mexico 23 June 2013
Achievements Representing 1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th10,000 m track walk44:41.892001Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st10,000 m track walk43:33.922003Pan American Race Walking CupTijuana, Mexico –50 kmDNFUniversiadeDaegu, South Korea8th20 km1:26:242004NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada1st20,000 m walk1:33:292005Pan American Race Walking CupLima, Peru 2nd50 km3:59:26 A1stTeam (50 km)6 ptsWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th50 km3:53:572006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain7th50 km3:48:222007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd50 km3:52.35World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan9th50 km3:58:172008World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia5th50 km3:47:552ndTeam (50 km)29 ptsOlympic GamesBeijing, China6th50 km3:45:212009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th50 km3:56:262010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico2nd50 km3:54:162ndTeam (50 km)22 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st50 km3:56:452011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th20 km1:24:15Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 1st50 km3:48:582012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia11th50 km3:51:234thTeam (50 km)49 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom15th50 km3:46:592013Pan American Race Walking CupGuatemala City, Guatemala2nd50 km3:58:00 A1stTeam (50 km)12 ptsWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia32nd50 km3:58:092014Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1st20 km1:25:05 A2015Pan American Race Walking CupArica, Chile1st50 km3:45:411stTeam (50 km)7 ptsWorld Championships Beijing, China28th20 km walk1:24:40
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