María Vasco Explained

Birth Date:26 December 1975
Birth Place:Viladecans, Catalonia, Spain
Weight:470NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:20km Race Walk

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
1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria15th5000 m23:47.98
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea6th5000 m22:34.26
1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain4th5000 m22:40.83
1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisboa, Portugal4th5000 m21:41.47
1995World Race Walking CupBeijing, China26th10 km45:40
Gothenburg, Sweden26th10 km45:05
1996European Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain13th10 km45:39
Atlanta, United States28th10 km46:09
1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic22nd10 km43:54
European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland2nd10 km44:01
1998European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia7th10 km43:23
3rdTeam - 10 km41 pts
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th10 km43:02[1]
1999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France23rd20 km1:32:38
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10th20 km1:33:35
2000Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany - 20 kmDNF
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia3rd20 km1:30:23
2001Dudince, Slovakia7th20 km1:30:11
Edmonton, Canada5th20 km1:30:19
2002World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy8th20 km1:30:57
Munich, Germany - 20 kmDNF
2003Cheboksary, Russia3rd20 km1:28:10
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam - 20 km40 pts
Paris, France - 20 kmDNF
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece7th20 km1:30:06
World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany3rd20 km1:27:36
2005Helsinki, Finland4th20 km1:28:51
Almería, Spain2nd20 km1:34:28
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th20 km1:32:50
2007European Race Walking CupRoyal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom5th20 km1:29:17
3rdTeam - 20 km25 pts
Osaka, Japan3rd20 km1:30:47
2008Cheboksary, Russia5th20 km1:28:39
Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China5th20 km1:27:25
2009European Race Walking CupMetz, France1st20 km1:32:53
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam - 20 km18 pts
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany - 20 kmDSQ
2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico1st20 km1:31:55
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain20 kmDNF
2011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal4th20 km1:31:41
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam - 20 km22 pts
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea13th20 km1:32:42
2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia20 kmDNF
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom10th20 km1:28:14

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1998_w.asp 1998 European Championships, women's results