Edymar Brea

Edymar Brea Abreu (born 3 March 1997) is a Venezuelan long-distance runner. She is a double South American champion, over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. She is also the Venezuelan national record holder in the 10,000 metres.[1]

Edymar Brea Abreu
Personal information
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000m, 10000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 15:41.30 (Nerja 2023)
10000m: 32:29.73 (Burjassot 2023)

Early and personal life

Brea's sister, Joselyn Brea, is also a world class athlete. The two competed together in the 5000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[2] Edymar moved to Galicia in Spain in 2016 and is based in Pontevedra. Her sister and mother across made the move to Spain.[3]

Career

In 2021, Brea set a new national record in the 10,000 metres, running 33:09:93 in the Spanish town of Torrevieja. The previous Venezuelan record had belonged to her sister Joselyn, who had set 34:10.63 five years previously in Maia, Portugal.[4][5]

She became a double champion at the 2021 South American Games, winning both the 5000m and 10,000m in 2021 in Guayaquil.[6]

In March 2023, Brea lowered her national record in the 10,000 metres in Burjassot, Spain. She set a time of 32:29:73 to break her own mark of two years previously.[7]

References
  1. "Edymar Brea". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. "Women leading the Venezuelan team in Oregon". World Athletics. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "Pontevedra adopts the champions Edymar and Joselyn Brea". Diario De Pontevedra.es. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "Edymar Brea broke his national record in 10 thousand meters". Feveatletismo.org. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. "Edymar Brea pulverizó el récord venezolano de 10.000 metros". atletismosudamericano. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. "Brazilian athletes confirm South American supremacy in Guayaquil". World Athletics. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. Linares, Daisy (April 26, 2023). "Edymar Brea ganó carrera Coruña10 en España". cvn.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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