Felipe Vivancos Explained

Felipe Vivancos
Birth Date:16 June 1980
Birth Place:Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain
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Felipe Vivancos Ruiz (born 16 June 1980 in Ibiza, Islas Baleares) is a Spanish hurdler. He won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.

Vivancos finished fifth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup and won the silver medal in 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 13.41 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Zaragoza. The Spanish record currently belongs to Jackson Quiñónez with 13.34 seconds.[1]

Competition record

Representing
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France24th (q)110 m hurdles14.74 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latviabgcolor=gold1st110 m hurdles13.92
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlandsbgcolor=silver2nd110 m hurdles13.79 (wind: 0.4 m/s)
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada26th (h)110 m hurdles13.84
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany17th (h)110 m hurdles13.84
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom16th (sf)60 m hurdles7.81
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (h)60 m hurdles7.79
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain5th110 m hurdles13.82
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece14th (sf)110 m hurdles13.52
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd60 m hurdles7.61
Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spainbgcolor=gold1st110 m hurdles13.53
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland34th (h)110 m hurdles14.34
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden18th (h)110 m hurdles13.75
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan110 m hurdlesDQ
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany30th (h)110 m hurdles13.72
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th (h)60 m hurdles7.67
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain5th110 m hurdles13.94
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain18th (h)110 m hurdles13.82
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4th60 m hurdles7.59

References

  1. http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/EUROPE/PLEINAIR/ESP.htm Spanish athletics records