Amaia Andrés

Amaia Andrés Berakoetxea (born 26 June 1966 in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and twice at both the IAAF World Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships. She won two bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games, in the 4 × 400 metres relay in the 1991 and the 800 m in 1993.[3]

Amaia Andrés
Personal information
Born (1966-06-26) 26 June 1966
San Sebastián, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m

She holds personal bests of 2:02.67 minutes for the 800 metres and 4:25.05 for the 1500 metres. She retired from competition after 1996.[4] She was a seven-time national champion in the 800 m, six times outdoors and once indoors.[5][6]

International competitions

Representing  Spain
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 8th (h) 800 m 2:08.58
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 5th 800 m 2:03.65
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.21
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 13th (h) 800 m 2:08.69
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th 800 m 2:03.25
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24th (h) 800 m 2:02.67
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 10th (sf) 800 m 2:05.13
Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd 800 m 2:05.16
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 9th (h) 800 m 2:05.60
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th (sf) 800 m 2:06.20

National titles

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Amaia Andrés at World Athletics
  3. .Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. Amaia Andres. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. Spanish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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