Saúl Ordóñez Explained

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]

International competitions

Representing
2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy24th (h)1500 m3:56.14
2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estoniabgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:48.23
2016Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia3rd800 m1:48.12
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:13.73
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd800 m1:48.01
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10th (sf)800 m1:46.82
European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlandsbgcolor=gold 1st4 x 1,5 km mixed relay16:10
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom-1500 mDNF
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan22nd (h)800 m1:45.98
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia18th (h)1500 m3:43.67
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey26th (h)800 m1:51.72
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (sf)800 m1:44.74

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rfea.es/sirfea/ficheros/personas/almacen/ordonezSaul.pdf RFEA profile
  2. Web site: Herculis Diamond League 2018 - Results . . 23 July 2018 . 22 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184743/https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/monaco/Results.pdf . dead .