María Vasco Explained
María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975, in Viladecans) is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal in the 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Vasco was also a gold and bronze medalist at the IAAF Race Walking Championships. She was born in Viladecans near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 15th | 5000 m | 23:47.98 |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 5000 m | 22:34.26 |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 4th | 5000 m | 22:40.83 |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisboa, Portugal | 4th | 5000 m | 21:41.47 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 26th | 10 km | 45:40 |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 26th | 10 km | 45:05 |
| 1996 | European Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 13th | 10 km | 45:39 |
| Atlanta, United States | 28th | 10 km | 46:09 |
| 1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 22nd | 10 km | 43:54 |
| European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | 10 km | 44:01 |
| 1998 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 7th | 10 km | 43:23 |
| 3rd | Team - 10 km | 41 pts |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 10 km | 43:02[1] |
| 1999 | World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 23rd | 20 km | 1:32:38 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | 20 km | 1:33:35 |
| 2000 | | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | - | 20 km | DNF |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 20 km | 1:30:23 |
| 2001 | | Dudince, Slovakia | 7th | 20 km | 1:30:11 |
| Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 20 km | 1:30:19 |
| 2002 | World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 8th | 20 km | 1:30:57 |
| Munich, Germany | - | 20 km | DNF |
| 2003 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 3rd | 20 km | 1:28:10 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 40 pts |
| Paris, France | - | 20 km | DNF |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 20 km | 1:30:06 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Naumburg, Germany | 3rd | 20 km | 1:27:36 |
| 2005 | | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 20 km | 1:28:51 |
| Almería, Spain | 2nd | 20 km | 1:34:28 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th | 20 km | 1:32:50 |
| 2007 | European Race Walking Cup | Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom | 5th | 20 km | 1:29:17 |
| 3rd | Team - 20 km | 25 pts |
| Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 20 km | 1:30:47 |
| 2008 | | Cheboksary, Russia | 5th | 20 km | 1:28:39 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 5th | 20 km | 1:27:25 |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 1st | 20 km | 1:32:53 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 18 pts |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | - | 20 km | DSQ |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 1st | 20 km | 1:31:55 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 4th | 20 km | 1:31:41 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 22 pts |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th | 20 km | 1:32:42 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | — | 20 km | DNF |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 20 km | 1:28:14 | |
Notes and References
- http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1998_w.asp 1998 European Championships, women's results
