Saúl Ordóñez | |
Full Name: | Saúl Ordóñez Gavela |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1994 |
Birth Place: | Ponferrada, Spain[1] |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 800 metres |
Club: | At. Salamanca (2012–2015) New Balance Team (2016–) |
Coach: | Uriel Reguero |
Saúl Ordóñez Gavela (born 10 April 1994) is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. Earlier he won a silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He holds the Spanish national record in the distance with 1:43.65.[2]
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2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 24th (h) | 1500 m | 3:56.14 | |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.23 |
2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.12 | |
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.73 | |||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.01 | |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.82 | ||
European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 x 1,5 km mixed relay | 16:10 | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | - | 1500 m | DNF | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:45.98 | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.67 | |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 26th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.72 | |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.74 |
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