Laura Méndez Esquer

Laura Méndez Esquer (born 6 November 1988 in Valencia) is a Spanish long distance runner.

Laura Mèndez
Personal information
Full nameLaura Mèndez Esquer
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988
Valencia, Spain
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, marathon

Mendez was the Spanish junior champion in the 3000m indoors in 2007 and runner-up in the senior Spanish Championship at the 3000m indoors in 2015. She was selected to represent Spain in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland in 2020.[1] In April 2021 she ran her debut marathon in Enschede, Netherlands and achieved the qualifying standard for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in her first ever competitive marathon. Mèndez competed in Tokyo but did not finish the Olympic marathon course.[2] In May 2022, Mèndez won the Spanish national championship 10k race setting a new national record time of 33.15.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 61st Half marathon 1:12:58
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan - Marathon DNF
2022 Ibero-American Championships Torrevieja, Spain 6th Half marathon 1:14:51
European Championships Munich, Germany 32nd Marathon 2:39:15

References
  1. "La valenciana Laura Méndez, rumbo al Mundial de Medio Maratón". superdeporte.es (in Spanish).
  2. "La valenciana Laura Méndez logra la mínima para los Juegos en su debut en maratón". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 18 April 2021.
  3. "El Económico - Laura Méndez se proclama campeona de España de 10 kilómetros en ruta". eleconomico.es (in Spanish).


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