José Marín (athlete)

José Marín (Catalan Josep Marín i Sospedra; born January 21, 1950 in El Prat de Llobregat) is a retired Spanish race walker.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Spain
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	5th	20 km
			6th	50 km
1981	World Race Walking Cup	Valencia, Spain	5th	20 km
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	20 km
			2nd	50 km
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	50 km
			4th	20 km
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	6th	20 km
1985	World Race Walking Cup	St John's, Isle of Man	1st	20 km
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	DSQ	20 km
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	20 km
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th	20 km
			5th	50 km
1989	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet, Spain	17th	20 km
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	50 km
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	17th	50 km
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	50 km
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	50 km
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	16th	50 km

External links

• José Marín profile at IAAF
• Josep Marín in the Catalonia's Championship

Records
Preceded by Raúl González	Men's 50 km Walk World Record Holder March 13, 1983 – July 20, 1984	Succeeded by Ronald Weigel