Andreu Ballbé Explained

Andreu Ballbé
Full Name:Andreu Ballbé García
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Height:181 cm
Weight:65 kg
Occupation:Olympic athlete, record holder of the 800 meters

Andreu Ballbé García (es|Andrés Ballbé García, born 31 October 1952 in Barcelona) is a former middle-distance runner from Spain. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he was eliminated in the heats of the 800 metres, clocking 1:48.38.[1] Best time in 800 meters is 1:46:59. It was a Catalan record for 26 years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Andrés Ballbé . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202213012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/andres-ballbe-1.html . 2 December 2016 . Full name: Andrés Ballbé García / Other name: Andreu Ballbé i Garcia.
  2. Web site: Andreu Ballbé Garcia . Enciclopèdia de l'esport català - EsportpèdiaCat . EsportpèdiaCat. Barcelonaː Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana . 30 December 2020.