# Horacio Nava

Horacio Nava Meza (born January 20, 1982, in Chihuahua) is a male race walker from Mexico. He represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics is a five-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2013). He was the runner-up over 50 km at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He won gold medals over that distance at the 2010 CAC Games and the 2011 Pan American Games.
He was third over 20 km at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge meet held in his native Chihuahua.
He has qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Personal bests

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Road walk ||||
| 20 km | 1:22:04 hrs | Rio Maior, Portugal | 14 April 2012 |
| 50 km | 3:42:51 hrs | Cheboksary, Russia | 7 June 2014 |
| Track walk ||||
| 10,000 m | 40:33.52 min | Monterrey, Mexico | 4 July 2004 |
| 20,000 m | 1:25:24.13 hrs A | Zapopan, Mexico | 23 June 2013 |

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Mexico ||||||
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 10,000 m track walk | 44:41.89 |
| 2001 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | 10,000 m track walk | 43:33.92 |
| 2003 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Tijuana, México | – | 50 km | DNF |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 20 km | 1:26:24 |
| 2004 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | 1st | 20,000 m walk | 1:33:29 |
| 2005 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 50 km | 3:59:26 A |
| 2005 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Lima, Peru | 1st | Team (50 km) | 6 pts |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 50 km | 3:53:57 |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 7th | 50 km | 3:48:22 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio, Brazil | 2nd | 50 km | 3:52.35 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th | 50 km | 3:58:17 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 5th | 50 km | 3:47:55 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 2nd | Team (50 km) | 29 pts |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th | 50 km | 3:45:21 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th | 50 km | 3:56:26 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 2nd | 50 km | 3:54:16 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 2nd | Team (50 km) | 22 pts |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 50 km | 3:56:45 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 20th | 20 km | 1:24:15 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1st | 50 km | 3:48:58 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 11th | 50 km | 3:51:23 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 4th | Team (50 km) | 49 pts |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 15th | 50 km | 3:46:59 |
| 2013 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 2nd | 50 km | 3:58:00 A |
| 2013 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | Team (50 km) | 12 pts |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 32nd | 50 km | 3:58:09 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 1st | 20 km | 1:25:05 A |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 1st | 50 km | 3:45:41 |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 1st | Team (50 km) | 7 pts |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 28th | 20 km walk | 1:24:40 |