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{{short description|Mexican race walker}}
{{family name hatnote|Nava|Reza|lang=Spanish}} 
{{Infobox sportsperson
| headercolor    = lightsteelblue
| name           = Horacio Nava
| image          = Horacio Nava 2013.jpg
| image_size     = 150px
| caption        = Horacio Nava in 2013
| full_name      = Horacio Nava Meza
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1982|1|20}}
| birth_place    = [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]]
| height         = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|64|kg|abbr=on}}  
| country        = {{MEX}}
| sport          = [[Racewalking]]
| event          = [[50 kilometres race walk|50 km race walk]]
| updated        = 17 May 2015
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games|2019 Lima]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50&nbsp;km walk]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]]|[[Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50&nbsp;km walk]]}}
}}

'''Horacio Nava Meza''' (born January 20, 1982, in [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua|Chihuahua]]) is a  male [[race walking|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&nbsp;km at the [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|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]].<ref name=fmaa_01>
{{Cite web
| last = Pineda Rodríguez
| first = Luis
| date = September 20, 2014
| title = HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Horacio Nava Reza, Chihuahua, CHIH, 20-ene-82
| url = http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/estadisticas/ID1927004532_horacio_nava.pdf
| publisher = [[Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo]]
| language = es
| access-date = December 24, 2014
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141224170030/http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/estadisticas/ID1927004532_horacio_nava.pdf
| archive-date = December 24, 2014
}}
</ref>

He was third over 20&nbsp;km at the [[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge]] meet held in his native Chihuahua.<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Javier Clavelo |date=March 4, 2012 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WRC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63801 |title=Sanchez and Henriques repeat, Zepeda completes Mexican party in Chihuahua |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref>

He has qualified to represent Mexico at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Estos son los y las atletas que representarán a México en Tokio 2020|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/deportes/2021/07/05/estos-son-los-y-las-atletas-que-representaran-a-mexico-en-tokio-2020/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=El Financiero|date=5 July 2021 |language=es}}</ref>

==Personal bests==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date
|-
!colspan="4"|Road walk
|-
| 20&nbsp;km || 1:22:04 hrs|| [[Rio Maior]], Portugal || 14 April 2012
|-
| 50&nbsp;km || 3:42:51 hrs|| [[Cheboksary]], Russia || 7 June 2014
|-
!colspan="4"|Track walk
|-
| 10,000 m || 40:33.52 min|| [[Monterrey]], Mexico || 4 July 2004
|-
| 20,000 m || 1:25:24.13 hrs {{AthAbbr|A}} || [[Zapopan]], Mexico || 23 June 2013
|}

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{MEX}}
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poland]]
|5th
|10,000 m track walk
|44:41.89
|-
|2001
|[[2001 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|[[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], [[Argentina]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|10,000 m track walk
|43:33.92
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]
|[[Tijuana]], [[Mexico|México]]
| –
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|DNF]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
|8th
|20&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:26:24]]
|-
|2004
|[[2004 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics|NACAC Under-23 Championships]]
|[[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|20,000 m walk
|[[2004 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results#20,000 meters walk|1:33:29]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|rowspan=2|[[2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lima, Peru]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:59:26]] '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Team 2|6 pts]]
|-
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|9th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:53:57]]
|-
|2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]]
|[[A Coruña]], [[Spain]]
|7th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:48:22]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]], [[Brazil]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:52.35]]
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|9th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:58:17]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|rowspan=2|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Cheboksary]], [[Russia]]
|5th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:47:55]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Team (50 km Men)|29 pts]]
|-
|[[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
|6th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:45:21]]
|-
|2009
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|19th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:56:26]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|rowspan=2|[[2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Chihuahua, Chihuahua|Chihuahua, Mexico]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:54:16]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Team (50 km Men)|22 pts]]
|-
|[[2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|3:56:45]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
|20th
|20&nbsp;km
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:24:15]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Guadalajara, Mexico]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:48:58]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=2|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Saransk]], [[Russia]]
|11th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:51:23]]
|-
|4th
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Team (50 km Men)|49 pts]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
|15th
|50&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:46:59]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ciudad de Guatemala]], [[Guatemala]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:58:00]] '''A'''
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Team 2|12 pts]]
|-
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
|32nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:58:09]]
|-
|2014
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Xalapa]], [[Mexico|México]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|20&nbsp;km
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#20 kilometers walk|1:25:05]] '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=3|2015
|rowspan=2|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Arica]], [[Chile]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|50&nbsp;km
|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men's 50km|3:45:41]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Team (50&nbsp;km)
|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men's 50km|7 pts]]
|-
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Beijing]], China
|28th
|20&nbsp;km walk
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:24:40]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||Horació Nava}}
*{{Sports-Reference|na/horacio-nava-1|Horacio Nava|archive=20121026130925}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|horacio-nava}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chihuahua City]]
[[Category:Athletes from Chihuahua (state)]]
[[Category:Mexican male race walkers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen]]


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