Aauri Bokesa Explained
| Full Name: | Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400m |
Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988 in Madrid) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.[1] [2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.[4]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 6th (S) | 400 m | 54.25 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 11th (h) | 400 m | 56.05 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.49 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 15th | 400 m | 54.09 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 400 m | 52.47 |
| 13th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.00 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th (h) | 400 m | 53.67 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.61 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 17th | 400 m | 51.94 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 8th | 400 m | 52.39 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 16th (h) | 400 m | 53.80 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 38th (h) | 400 m | 52.98 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 400 m | 52.39 |
| 14th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.57 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (h) | 400 m | 53.51 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 15th | 400 m | 53.80 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.54 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.18 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 53.45 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 31st (h) | 400 m | 53.64 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 6th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.65 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 51.57 |
| 9th (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.14 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.87 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.70 | |
Personal life
Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Aauri Lorena Bokesa . London2012.com . . 2012-08-07 . 2012-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120810002553/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bokesa-aauri-lorena-1123736/ . dead.
- Aauri Bokesa . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202230647/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/aauri-bokesa-1.html . 2 December 2016 . Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia.
- Web site: Aauri Lorena Bokesa . IAAF.org . 2017-10-13 . 14 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034319/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/spain/aauri-lorena-bokesa-248856 . live .
- Web site: Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño" . . es . 12 July 2012 . 10 August 2012 . 28 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928042411/http://clubestudiantes.com/frontend/clubestudiantes/noticia.php?id_noticia=8475&id_seccion=353 . live .
- Web site: Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana . . es . 12 August 2012 . 17 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317105501/https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/talento-espanol-guineana-160805/0/ . live .
