Blanca Hervás Explained

Blanca Hervás
Birth Name:	Blanca Hervás Rodriguez
Nationality:	Spanish
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400 metres
Birth Date:	30 September 2002
Pb:	200m: 24.30 (Louisville, 2024) 400m:: 51.68 (Madrid, 2024)

Blanca Hervás Rodriguez (born 30 September 2002) is a Spanish sprinter.^[1]

Career

In July 2023, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team which won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.^{[2] [3]}

Hervás was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.^{[4] [5]}

Hervás was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.^[6] Her Spanish 4x400m relay team qualified for the final and placed seventh overall.^{[7] [8]} They set a new Spanish national record time 3:25.25, more than two seconds lower than the previous national best.^[9]

Hervás ran a personal best time for the 400 metres of 51.68 seconds in Madrid on 21 June 2024.^[10] On 29 June 2024, she came second at the Spanish championships over 400 metres in La Nucia.^[11] She was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.^[12]

Personal life

From Majadahonda in Madrid, she attended the University of Miami in the United States.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blanca Hervas. World Athletics. 3 July 2024.
2. Web site: European Athletics U23 Championships. World Athletics. 3 July 2024. 12 July 2023.
3. Web site: Cordoba native Carmen Avilés wins bronze at the European Under-23 Championship. Cordopolis. 3 July 2024. 16 July 2023.
4. Web site: Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 3 July 2024. 5 May 2024.
5. Web site: Berta Segura leads the Spanish 4x400 relay team towards the Paris Games. 6 May 2024. ccma.cat. 3 July 2024.
6. Web site:
   1. EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva
   . Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. 30 May 2024. 3 July 2024.
7. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 3 July 2024. 12 June 2024.
8. Web site: 13 June 2024. Berta Segura, setena a la final amb el relleu de 4x400 . 3 July 2024. segre.
9. Web site: Historic record of Berta Segura from Lleida at the European Athletics Championships. 11 June 2024. ccma.cat. 3 July 2024.
10. Web site: Meeting Madrid 2024. 3 July 2024. World Athletics. 21 July 2024.
11. Web site: Spanish Championships. World Athletics. 3 July 2024. 29 June 2024.
12. Web site: Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics. sport.es. 3 July 2024. 3 July 2024.
13. Web site: From Madrid to the Paris Games. as.com. 3 July 2024. 10 May 2024.
14. Web site: Miami Punches Final Tickets To National Championship. alabamaledger. 3 July 2024.