Paula Sevilla

Paula Sevilla (born 28 June 1997, in La Solana, Ciudad Real) is a Spanish athlete. She was the Spanish 100m national champion in 2019 and 2020. In 2022, she became the Spanish national champion in 200m.

Paula Sevilla
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100m, 200m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska4×100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona4×100 m relay

Career

Sevilla was part of the Spanish team that won gold at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay. In 2022, Sevilla's new personal best time of 22.86 placed her as the second fastest Spanish woman over 200m of all time, behind only Sandra Myers.[1][2] When subsequently winning the Spanish national athletics championships shortly afterwards Sevilla actually ran a lower time than her new personal best, winning in a time of 22.73, but it was classified as a wind assisted race.[3]

Sevilla was part of the Spanish 4 × 100 m team that finished fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, twice breaking the Spanish national record. The team had initially broken the national record running 42.61 in the qualifying heats to qualify for the final.[4] In the final the following day they lowered the national record again, to 42.58 seconds.[5]

She was then announced as part of the Spanish relay team for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. In Munich, Sevilla also competed individually in the 200m and finished tenth fastest in the semi-finals.[6]

References
  1. "Paula Sevilla reta a la élite continental". La Tribuna de Ciuadreal.
  2. "Paula Sevilla sigue haciendo historia: otro récord y billete para el Europeo". valdespenadigital.com.
  3. "Paula Sevilla flies in Nerja". Indonewyork.com.
  4. "Women's 4x100 enters final with Spanish record". nationalworldnews.com.
  5. "Éxito internacional de las atletas Sonia Molina-Prados y Paula Sevilla". ondacero.com.
  6. "Sonia Molina-Prados y Paula Sevilla en los Europeos de Atletismo". ondacero.es.


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