Allan Segura

Allan Segura
Personal information
Full nameAllan Francisco Segura Medina
Nationality Costa Rica
Born (1980-12-23) 23 December 1980 (age 43)
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.

  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.