Amaia Andrés Explained

Amaia Andrés
Birth Date:26 June 1966
Birth Place:San Sebastián, Spain
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)[1]
Weight:52kg (115lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 m

Amaia Andrés Berakoetxea (born 26 June 1966 in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and twice at both the IAAF World Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships. She won two bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games, in the 4 × 400 metres relay in the 1991 and the 800 m in 1993.[2]

She holds personal bests of 2:02.67 minutes for the 800 metres and 4:25.05 for the 1500 metres. She retired from competition after 1996.[3] She was a seven-time national champion in the 800 m, six times outdoors and once indoors.

International competitions

1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain8th (h)800 m2:08.58
1991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece5th800 m2:03.65
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.21
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy13th (h)800 m2:08.69
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th800 m2:03.25
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain24th (h)800 m2:02.67
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th (sf)800 m2:05.13
Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, Francebgcolor=ccc99663rd800 m2:05.16
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France9th (h)800 m2:05.60
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10th (sf)800 m2:06.20

National titles

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/amaya-andres-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. .Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/spain/amaia-andres-14262109 Amaia Andres
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/espi.htm Spanish Championships
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/esp.htm Spanish Indoor Championships