Allan Segura

For the model, see Allan Segura (model).
Allan Segura
Personal information
Full nameAllan Francisco Segura Medina
Nationality Costa Rica
Born (1980-12-23) 23 December 1980
Curridabat, San José, Costa Rica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Costa Rica
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José 20 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 20,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 20,000 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mayagüez 20,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 La Habana 20,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Cali 20,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Morelia 20 km walk
Updated on 25 December 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Allan Francisco Segura Medina (born December 23, 1980)[1] is a Costa Rican race walker.[2] He represented Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3][4] He competed in the men's 20 km race walk, where he finished in thirty-ninth place, with a time of 1:27:10.[5] Segura achieved his best result in race walking, when he finished thirty-second at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, with the fastest possible time of 1:23:12.

Personal bests

Track walk

  • 20,000 m: 1:25:06.83 hrs – Costa Rica San José, 26 June 2011

Road walk

  • 20 km: 1:23:12 hrs – Russia Cheboksary, 10 May 2008
  • 50 km: 4:25:15 hrs – Mexico Chihuahua, 22 February 2014

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Costa Rica
2001 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 20 km 1:33:54
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 10th 20,000m walk 1:34:29
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 20,000m track walk 1:37:51.67
2003 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20,000m track walk 1:32:44.90
World Championships Saint-Denis, France 28th 20 km 1:30:53
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 8th 20,000m track walk 1:30:46.7
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 20,000m track walk 1:31:51.30
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 20,000m track walk 1:31:13.95
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 58th 20 km 1:27:53
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th 20,000m track walk 1:34:31.85
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 7th 20 km 1:47:00
2007 Central American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20 km 1:22:53[6]
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 20,000m track walk 1:27:16.12
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 20,000m walk 1:29:50
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 20 km 1:32:27
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 32nd 20 km 1:23:12
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd 20,000m track walk 1:27:57.2
Olympic Games Beijing, China 39th 20 km 1:27:10
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 10th 20 km 1:29:06
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd 20,000m track walk 1:27:39.56
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 20 km 1:34:58
World Championships Berlin, Germany 41st 20 km 1:29:52
2010 Central American Games Panama City, Panama 1st 20,000m track walk 1:34:12.15
World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 34th 20 km 1:28:25
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th 20,000m walk 1:27:51.5 (ht)
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th 20 km 1:28:49
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20,000m track walk 1:26:44.45
2011 Central American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 20 km 1:26:30
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 20,000m track walk 1:25:06.83
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 20,000m track walk 1:28.56.08
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico — 20 km DQ
— 50 km DNF
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 83rd 20 km 1:31:21
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 3rd 20,000m track walk 1:33:23.96
2013 Central American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 20 km 1:38:52
Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 1st 20 km 1:28:43
Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 17th 20 km 1:32:41
5th Team (20 km) 73 pts
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 20,000m track walk 1:33:40.28
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 3rd 20 km 1:39:14
2014 World Race Walking Challenge Chihuahua, México 12th 50 km 4:25:15
World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China — 50 km DNF
Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 4th 20,000m track walk 1:33:39.74
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico — 50 km DNF
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 29th 20 km 1:35:23

References

  1. ^ Gutiérrez, Fernando (2 March 2009), Campeonato Nacional de Marcha - Allan gana competencia, pero no pudo vencerse a sí mismo - Segura cruzó la meta de primero, pero no pudo bajar su propio tiempo - Gripe y falta de contrincantes que lo presionaran fueron escollos para el atleta (in Spanish), La Nación, retrieved May 17, 2014
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Segura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ^ Fonseca Hidalgo, Francisco (9 July 2008). "Allan Segura el Abanderado" [Allan Segura, the flag bearer] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). Olympic.org. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Men's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. ^ Irregular mark: Short course
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