| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Paul McGrath Benito |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 7 March 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race Walking |
Paul McGrath Benito [a] (born 7 March 2002) is a Spanish race walker. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. [1]
He won the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 10,000m race walk. [2] He finished third at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi in the 10,000m race walk. [3]
He finished third at the 20 km race walk on 13 February 2022 at the senior Spanish Championships in Pamplona. [4]
He won gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in the 20,000m race walk. [5]
In April 2024, he won the Spanish national title in the 20 km race walk, setting a personal best time of 1:17:55 in Zaragoza. It placed him third on the Spanish all-time list. [6] He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. [7] He was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024. [8]
McGrath was born and raised in Barcelona. He has a Spanish mother, a Scottish father, and Irish grandparents. [9]
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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 20 kilometres race walk | |
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