Diego García Corrales (October 12, 1961 - March 31, 2001) was a long-distance athlete from Spain, who finished in 9th position (2:14.56) in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years later, when Atlanta, United States hosted the Games, he ended up in 53rd place, clocking 2:22:11. He was born in Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa and died in Azpeitia.
García died of sudden cardiac death during a training run at age 39. A statue was erected and the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon was renamed to Diego Garcia Memorial in his honor.[1]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | 14th | Marathon | 2:21:16 | ||
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | Marathon | |||
| 1994 | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | Marathon | |||
| 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | Marathon | |||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 53rd | Marathon | |||
| 1997 | Athens, Greece | - | Marathon | DNF | ||
| 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | - | Marathon | DNF | ||