Sara Gallego

Sara Gallego Sotelo (born 11 October 2000) is a Spanish athlete. She is the Spanish national record holder over 400 metres hurdles.[1] In 2021, Gallego ran 55.20 to win silver at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn. In doing so, Gallego broke the national record held previously by Cristina Pérez and set 33 years previously.[2]

Sara Gallego
Sara Gallego in 2022
Personal information
Birth nameSara Gallego Sotelo
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000
Barcelona
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles

In May 2022, Gallego lowered her national record to 54.87 in Alicante. Two weeks after that, at the Spanish Championship, Gallego lowered her own national record again with a run of 54.34.[3][4]

At the 2022 IAAF World Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Gallego qualified for the semi-finals with a run of 55.09. Gallego did not reach the final but only ran 15 hundredth's of a second outside her personal best as she finished behind Femke Bol and Britton Wilson.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2016 European Youth Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 3rd 400 m hurdles 58.73
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 4th 400 m hurdles 57.11
European Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.25
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 3rd 400 m hurdles 57.44
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.92
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.20
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.54
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 22nd (h) 400 m 53.13
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.56
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.72
World Championships Eugene, United States 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.49
11th (h) Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.14
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 400 m hurdles 54.97
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.70

References
  1. "Sara GALLEGO | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. Barclay, Ryan (12 January 2022). "Sara Gallego: prodigy on the fences and family 'hare'". Blazetrends.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. Williams, George (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego is crowned with a record in Nerja to dream big". Sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. Duke, Michael (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego smashes the Spanish record of 400 meters hurdles". Newsbruit.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. "De Arriba and Mariano advance in 800 and Sara Gallego brushed her record – World News". Taketonews.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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