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{{short description|Spanish sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ángel David Rodríguez
| image = Ángel David Rodríguez 2018.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Ángel David Rodríguez in 2018
| nationality = {{ESP}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|04|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rfea.es/web/estadisticas/ficha_atleta.asp?cod_temporada=19&cod_persona=1739#.W7PMolF1PIU |title=RFEA profile |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| sport = [[Running]]
| event = [[100 metres]], [[200 metres]]
| club = FC Barcelona
| coach = Juan Carlos Álvarez
| pb =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{ESP}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ibero-American Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Ibero-American Championships|2010 San Fernando]]|4×100 m relay}}
| show-medals =
}}

'''Ángel David Rodríguez García''' (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the [[100 metres]].<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/213437.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Angel David Rodriguez |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=[[The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917072831/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/213437.shtml |archive-date=17 September 2008 |access-date=26 August 2008}}</ref> His personal best time is 10.23 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in [[Salamanca]], and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in [[Barcelona]].

Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the [[2002 IAAF World Cup|2002 World Cup]]. He also competed at the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|2006 European Championships]], the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]], the [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 World Indoor Championships]], the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|2008 Olympic Games]] and the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|2012 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final. In [[Beijing]], he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in his heat in a time of 10.34 seconds. Only the first three of each heat qualified, but his time was the third fastest losing time after [[Nobuharu Asahara]]'s 10.25, advancing him to the next round. There he came to 10.35 but was eliminated after he finished in 8th place in his heat.<ref name="beijing"/> He also took part in the [[200 metres]] individual, finishing fourth with a time of 20.87 seconds in his first round heat. With 20.96 seconds in his second round he only placed eighth in his heat, which was not enough for the semi-finals.<ref name="beijing"/>

In 2011, Rodríguez was featured in [[Castrol]]'s ''Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit'' when he ran against [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] over a 25-metre straight sprint, in which he beat Ronaldo 0.30 seconds, and a 25-metre zig-zag course, in which Ronaldo beat him by 0.51 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fusionsport.com/videos |title=Special Edition: Cristiano Ronaldo vs SMARTSPEED |author=Fusion Sport |date=20 September 2011 |accessdate=8 September 2012}}</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{ESP}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|rowspan=2|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Annecy]], France
|28th (qf)
|100 m
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.91]] <small>(−0.7 m/s)</small>
|-
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.48]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Riga]], Latvia
|4th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|40.40<ref>did not finish in the final</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|rowspan=2|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|13th (h)
|100 m
|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.75]] <small>(+0.9 m/s)</small>
|-
|5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.22]]
|-
|2002
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Munich]], Germany
|5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.07]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Huelva]], Spain
|4th
|200 m
|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|21.69]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4 × 100 meters relay|39.70]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Almería]], Spain
|7th (h)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results|10.63]]
|-
|5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results|39.84]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|rowspan=2|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|10th (sf)
|100 m
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.33]]
|-
| –
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|DQ]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|12th (h)
|60 m
|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.70]]
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], Japan
|26th (qf)
|100 m
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.39]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia]], Spain
|15th (sf)
|60 m
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.70]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beijing]], China
|33rd (qf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.35]]
|-
|28th (qf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.96]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2009
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Turin]], Italy
|19th (h)
|60 m
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.73]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Pescara]], Italy
|5th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Results|10.41]]
|-
|5th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Results|21.05]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Berlin]], Germany
|32nd (qf)
|100 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.39]]
|-
|45th (h)
|200 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.37]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2010
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Doha]], Qatar
|16th (sf)
|60 m
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.69]]
|-
|[[2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[San Fernando, Cádiz|San Fernando, Spain]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results|39.45]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|19th (sf)
|100 m
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.51]]
|-
|8th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], France
|22nd (sf)
|60 m
|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.76]]
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu]], South Korea
|22nd (sf)
|100 m
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.49]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Istanbul]], Turkey
|10th (sf)
|60 m
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.71]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], Great Britain
|37th (h)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.34]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Moscow]], Russia
|25th (h)
|100 m
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.23]]
|-
|9th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.46]]
|-
|2014
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Zürich]], Switzerland
|22nd (sf)
|100 m
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.76]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Prague]], Czech Republic
|23rd (sf)
|60 m
|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.91]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2016
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
|28th (h)
|60 m
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.74]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|10th (sf)
|100 m
|[[2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 meters|10.45]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4 × 100 meters relay|39.28]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|24th (sf)
|100 m
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|12.13]]
|-
|9th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.15]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]
|17th (h)
|60 m
|[[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.79]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|18th (sf)
|60 m
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.67]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tarragona]], Spain
|6th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Results#100 meters|10.49]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Results#4 × 100 meters relay|39.52]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Berlin]], Germany
|30th (h)
|100 m
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.55]]
|-
|9th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.12]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2019 European Games|European Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Minsk]], Belarus
|16th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2019 European Games – Men's 100 metres|10.78]]
|-
|''TBD''
|DNA Athletics
|[[Athletics at the 2019 European Games – Team event|''TBD'']]
|}

==References==
*{{World Athletics}}
{{Reflist}}

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