María Vicente

María Sophia Vicente García (born 28 March 2001) is a Spanish athlete specialising in combined events and triple jump. She is the holder of the U18 World Best in pentathlon, as well as the senior Spanish national record in pentathlon[2] and heptathlon.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vicente and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Vicente
María Vicente in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMaría Sophia Vicente García
Born (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon, Triple jump
ClubC.D. Nike Running
Coached byRamón Cid

Personal life

Vicente's father was born in Cuba, while her mother is from Huélamo, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha.[4]

Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Győr, Hungary 1st Triple jump 13.72 m
World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st Heptathlon U18 5612 pts
2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 1st Heptathlon U18 6221 pts WYB
1st Triple jump 13.95 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (q) Triple jump 13.50 m
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Triple jump 13.76 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th Pentathlon 4363 pts
European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 1st Heptathlon 6115 pts NR
8th 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland – Pentathlon DNF
European Team Championships Chorzow, Poland 3rd Long jump 6.42 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th Heptathlon 6117 pts
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany – Heptathlon DNF
2023 European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 4th Long jump 6.56 m
1st Triple jump 14.21 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (q) Long jump 6.59 m
13th (q) Triple jump 14.13 m

References
  1. RFEA profile
  2. Miranda, Daniel (16 February 2019). "Histórica María Vicente: récord de España de pentatlón". Diario AS (in Spanish).
  3. "Vicente prevails in a pulsating heptathlon with 6115 points". European Athletics. 19 July 2019.
  4. Arribas, Carlos (7 July 2018). "María Vicente, el prodigio que llegó de Cuenca". El País (in Spanish).


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