Kimberly GARCÍA León
PERWomenKimberly GARCÍA León is a Peru race walker, born on October 19, 1993. She competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 5Kilometre.
Her personal bests include 1:26:22 in the 20kmW, 2:37:44 in the 35kmW, 24:24 in the 5Kilometre, 43:23 in the 10Kilometr and 22:57.4h in the 5000m-short-track. She has earned 9 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Peru.
As of Sep 17, 2026: 35 km race walk 2:37:44, 20 km race walk 1:26:22, 2026 season best 42:45.06 (May 29, 2026) · Last competition: Ibero American Athletics Championships, May 30, 2026, 42:45.06 · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver · Area record (35 km race walk) · 32 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 42:45.06 | - | May 29, 2026 | ↑ | Ibero American Athletics Championships |
| 2026 | 10,000Metr | 42:45.06 | - | May 30, 2026 | ↑ | Ibero American Athletics Championships |
| 2026 | HalfMarath | 1:31:44 | - | May 8, 2026 | ↑ | 94th Poděbrady Walking |
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:26:22 | - | Sep 20, 2025 | ↑ | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2025 | HalfMarath | 1:35:10 | - | Nov 29, 2025 | ↑ | XX Juegos Bolivarianos, Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA, Lima |
| 2025 | 35kmW | 2:45:59 | - | Mar 22, 2025 | ↓ | 44th Dudinska 50 |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:26:41 | - | May 18, 2024 | ↑ | XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha |
| 2024 | MarathonRa | 2:51:56 | - | Aug 7, 2024 | ↑ | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:26:40 | - | Jun 3, 2023 | ↑ | XXXVI Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha |
| 2023 | 35kmW | 2:37:44 | - | Mar 25, 2023 | ↓ | 43rd Dudinska 50 |
| 2023 | MarathonRa | 3:01:14 | - | Nov 4, 2023 | ↑ | Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 43:37 | - | May 16, 2022 | ↑ | I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga |
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 43:41.50 | - | May 21, 2022 | ↑ | Ibero American Athletics Championships, La Nucia |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:26:58 | - | Jul 15, 2022 | ↑ | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2022 | 35kmW | 2:39:16 | - | Jul 22, 2022 | ↓ | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2021 | 10Kilometr | 43:22.86 | - | Nov 13, 2021 | ↑ | GPS Ricardo Eduardo Valiente Román |
| 2021 | 10,000Metr | 43:22.86 | - | Nov 13, 2021 | ↑ | GPS Ricardo Eduardo Valiente Román |
| 2021 | 20kmW | 1:32:13 | - | Jun 5, 2021 | ↑ | Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña - Trofeo Sergio Vázquez |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:29:00 | - | Aug 4, 2019 | ↑ | Pan American Games |
| 2018 | 5000m-short-track | 25:51.49 | - | Oct 27, 2018 | ↓ | Tacna (PER) |
| 2018 | 10,000Metr | 42:56.97 | - | Aug 25, 2018 | ↑ | Trujillo Ibero American Championships, Trujillo |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 44:37 | - | Jul 21, 2018 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
| 2018 | 20kmW | 1:28:56 | - | May 5, 2018 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 43:23 | - | Sep 25, 2017 | ↑ | Suzhou (CHN) |
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:29:13 | - | Aug 13, 2017 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2016 | 10,000Metr | 52:54.85 | - | Nov 5, 2016 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
| 2016 | 20kmW | 1:29:38 | - | May 7, 2016 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships |
| 2015 | 20kmW | 1:31:13 | - | May 9, 2015 | ↑ | Arica (CHI) |
| 2014 | 10,000Metr | 43:57.44 | - | Aug 1, 2014 | ↑ | São Paulo (BRA) |
| 2014 | 20kmW | 1:29:44 | - | May 3, 2014 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
| 2013 | 5000m-short-track | 23:11.70 | - | Jun 15, 2013 | ↓ | Barranco (PER) |
| 2013 | 20kmW | 1:33:57 | - | Aug 13, 2013 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
| 2012 | 10,000Metr | 47:42.49 | - | Jul 11, 2012 | ↑ | IAAF World Junior Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 47:56 | - | May 12, 2012 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
| 2011 | 5000m-short-track | 22:57.4h | - | May 14, 2011 | ↓ | Lima (PER) |
| 2011 | 10,000Metr | 47:20.0h | - | Jun 26, 2011 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
| 2011 | 10Kilometr | 48:46 | - | Feb 27, 2011 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
| 2010 | 5000m-short-track | 23:17.04 | - | Aug 21, 2010 | ↓ | Singapore Youth Olympic Games, Singapore |
| 2010 | 5Kilometre | 24:24 | - | Mar 6, 2010 | ↑ | Cochabamba (BOL) |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 54:02 | - | May 16, 2010 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Chihuahua |
| 2009 | 5000m-short-track | 25:05.5h | - | May 16, 2009 | ↓ | Lima (PER) |
| 2009 | 10,000Metr | 51:05.4h | - | Jun 6, 2009 | ↑ | Santiago de Chile (CHI) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 51:57 | - | Apr 5, 2009 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
| 2006 | 5Kilometre | 25:26 | - | Sep 24, 2006 | ↑ | Lima (PER) |
2026
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10,000Metr | 42:45.06 | - | May 30 | Ibero American Athletics Championships |
10Kilometr | 42:45.06 | - | May 29 | Ibero American Athletics Championships |
HalfMarath | 1:33:54 | - | May 23 | XXXIX Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha |
HalfMarath | 1:31:44 | - | May 8 | 94th Poděbrady Walking |
HalfMarath | 1:35:00 | - | Apr 12 | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
HalfMarath | 1:34:17 | - | Mar 7 | 45th Dudinska 50 |
2025
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HalfMarath | 1:35:10 | - | Nov 29 | XX Juegos Bolivarianos, Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA, Lima |
20kmW | 1:26:22 | - | Sep 20 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
20kmW | 1:26:22 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
35kmW | 2:50:37 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
35kmW | 2:50:37 | - | Sep 13 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
20kmW | 1:28:11 | - | Jun 7 | XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña |
20kmW | 1:28:30 | - | May 4 | 4th Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, Warszawa |
20kmW | 1:29:52 | - | Apr 12 | 32º Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha, Rio Maior |
35kmW | 2:45:59 | - | Mar 22 | 44th Dudinska 50 |
2024
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:30:10 | - | Aug 10 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
MarathonRa | 2:51:56 | - | Aug 7 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
20kmW | 1:30:10 | - | Aug 1 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
20kmW | 1:26:41 | - | May 18 | XXXVII Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha |
20kmW | 1:30:35 | - | May 11 | 31st Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética, Rio Maior |
20kmW | 1:27:12 | - | Apr 21 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Antalya |
20kmW | 1:27:08 | - | Apr 6 | 92nd Poděbrady Walking |
20kmW | DNF | - | Mar 16 | 43rd Dudinska 50 |
2023
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MarathonRa | 3:01:14 | - | Nov 4 | Pan American Games, Santiago de Chile |
20kmW | 1:27:32 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
35kmW | 2:40:52 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
35kmW | 2:40:52 | - | Aug 24 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:27:32 | - | Aug 20 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:26:40 | - | Jun 3 | XXXVI Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha |
20kmW | 1:29:31 | - | May 6 | Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética, Rio Maior |
20kmW | 1:30:16 | - | Apr 23 | 2nd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, Warszawa |
35kmW | 2:37:44 | - | Mar 25 | 43rd Dudinska 50 |
2022
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | 2:39:16 | - | Jul 22 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
20kmW | 1:26:58 | - | Jul 15 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
35kmW | 2:39:16 | - | Jul 15 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
20kmW | 1:28:38 | - | May 28 | XXXV Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña |
10Kilometr | 43:41.50 | - | May 22 | Ibero American Athletics Championships, La Nucia |
10,000Metr | 43:41.50 | - | May 21 | Ibero American Athletics Championships, La Nucia |
10Kilometr | 43:37 | - | May 16 | I Gran Premio Internacional Madrid Marcha LaLiga |
20kmW | 1:32:42 | - | May 7 | Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética, Rio Maior |
35kmW | 2:43:19 | - | Apr 23 | Dudinska 50, Dudince |
20kmW | 1:32:27 | - | Mar 5 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat |
20kmW | 1:32:27 | - | Mar 4 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat |
20kmW | 1:32:00 | - | Feb 6 | South American Race Walking Championships, Lima |
2021
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 43:22.86 | - | Nov 13 | GPS Ricardo Eduardo Valiente Román |
10,000Metr | 43:22.86 | - | Nov 13 | GPS Ricardo Eduardo Valiente Román |
20kmW | DNF | - | Aug 8 | The XXXII Olympic Games |
20kmW | 1:32:13 | - | Jun 5 | Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña - Trofeo Sergio Vázquez |
20kmW | DNF | - | May 7 | Pan American Race Walking Cup, Guayaquil |
2019
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:29:00 | - | Aug 4 | Pan American Games |
Honours
Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26
Half Marathon Race Walk
Ibero American Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025
20 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
The XXXIII Olympic Games
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Pan American Games
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023
35 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Ibero American Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022
20 Kilometres Race Walk
South American Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022
35 Kilometres Race Walk
Pan American Games
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Peruvian Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Peruvian Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Trujillo Ibero American Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Sucúa South American Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Lima Pan-American Race Walking Cup
20 Kilometres Race Walk
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
20 Kilometres Race Walk
IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Pan American Games
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Arica Pan American Race Walking Cup
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Sao Paulo Ibero-American Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
South American Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Guatemala City Pan American Race Walking Cup
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Frequently asked questions
What is Kimberly GARCÍA León's 35 km race walk personal best?
Kimberly GARCÍA León's 35 km race walk personal best is 2:37:44, set on Mar 25, 2023 in Dudince (SVK).
Which events does Kimberly GARCÍA León compete in?
Kimberly GARCÍA León competes in the 35 km race walk and 20 km race walk.
How did Kimberly GARCÍA León perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 42:45.06, set on May 29, 2026. Last competition: Ibero American Athletics Championships on May 30, 2026, 42:45.06.
How many medals has Kimberly GARCÍA León won?
Kimberly GARCÍA León has won 3 World Championships medals.