| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Garcia Zurita |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 6 June 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.43 (Bergen, 2024) |
Medal record | |
David Garcia Zurita (born 6 June 2005) is a Spanish sprinter who predominantly competes over 400 metres. He ran for Spain at the 2024 Olympic Games.
He was born in Alcorcón but grew up in Badajoz. [1] He is a member of Club Atletismo Badajoz. He won the Spanish under-18 titles over 400 metres in 2021 and 2022. [2] He won the 400 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in a time of 46.67 seconds. [3] He was a member of the Spanish team which ultimately ran to a fourth overall finish at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay. [4]
He was a member of the Spanish team which placed fifth overall at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Óscar Husillos, Lucas Búa, and Markel Fernández. [5] [6] He placed fifth over 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships. [7]
He competed as part of the Spanish mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas. [8] He was a member of the Spanish team which placed fourth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay. [9] He also ran in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [10] [11]
He ran for Spain at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025, as he, Carmen Avilés, Samuel García and Blanca Hervás secured qualification for the 2025 World Championships. [12] He competed at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, setting a personal best of 45.77 for the 400 metres in the preliminary round. He ran a new personal best 45.43 seconds to place fourth in the final. [13] [14] Later in the championships, he ran as part of the gold medal winning Spanish 4 x 400 metres relay team. [15]
