Mónica Equihua Solórzano (born 23 September 1982 in

Tancítaro Tancítaro is a city and municipality in the western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, in southwestern Mexico. Its municipal seat is the City of Tancítaro. The area has been called "the avocado capital of the world." An Avocado Festiva ...

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

) is a Mexican

race walker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

. At the age of 26 years, she switched from middle-distance running to racewalking. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

.London 2012 profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Equihua, Monica Mexican female race walkers 1982 births Living people Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Michoacán World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Pan American Games athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games