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Mar 15, 1979 Cieza, Spain 45 years old
Spanish race walking athlete
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About Juan Manuel Molina
- Juan Manuel Molina Morote (born March 15, 1979 in Cieza, Murcia) is a male former race walker from Spain.
- He represented Spain at the Olympics in 2004 and 2008.
- His foremost achievement was a bronze medal in the 20 km walk event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
- He competed at seven consecutive editions of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, first appearing in 1999 and making his last outing in 2012. He emerged in 2001 with a win at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships and second place at the 2001 Summer Universiade.
- He established himself on the senior circuit with a bronze medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships.
- He was fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics and won a series of medals in 2005, including silver medals at the European Race Walking Cup and Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Summer Universiade.
- His last major medal on the continental scene came at the Mediterranean Games, where he was the 20 km walk bronze medallist. He retired from the sport, citing a long-term hamstring injury, after dropping out mid-race in the 50 km at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.Nowadays he is a sport professor of UCAM (University of Murcia)
