Sergio Fernández (hurdler)

Sergio Fernández Roda (born 1 April 1993) is a Spanish track and field athlete.[2] He competed at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles event. Later that year he represented his country at the 2016 Olympic Games where he narrowly missed the final with a new national record in the semifinals.

Sergio Fernández
Personal information
Full nameSergio Fernández Roda
NationalitySpanish
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Barañáin, Spain[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
ClubGrupompleo Pamplona Atlético
Coached byJesús Álvarez
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles

Fernández represented his country in qualifying rounds at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2014 European Athletics Championships and the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.50
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championship Aubagne, France 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.59
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.89
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8th 400 m hurdles 1:06.32
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.06
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.87
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.38
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 400 m hurdles 48.98
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.71
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 35th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.51
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 49.26

Personal bests

Outdoor

DisciplinePerformancePlaceDate
400 metres hurdles48.87 NRRio de Janeiro16 August 2016

References

  1. RFEA profile
  2. "Sergio Fernandez". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. Sergio Fernandez. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.


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