Zulema Fuentes-Pila Explained

Zulema Fuentes-Pila Ortiz (born May 25, 1977 in Requejada, Cantabria) is a Spanish middle distance runner.

She finished eighth in 1500 metres at the 2002 European Indoor Championships. At the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg she finished eighth in the 3000 m steeplechase, breaking the Spanish national record with 9:40.36 minutes.

She and her sisters Margarita and Iris were selected for the Spanish 2007 European Indoor Championships team.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2001Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia7th1500 m4:20.44
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria8th1500 m4:15.23
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom12th (h)1500 m4:12.03
2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain3rd5000 m15:56.80
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th3000 m s'chase9:40.36
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10th (h)1500 m4:17.42
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan26th (h)3000 m s'chase9:55.62
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China12th3000 m s'chase9:35.16
2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain2nd3000 m s'chase9:53.75
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th3000 m s'chase9:35.71
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15th3000 m s'chase10:05.06

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. News: EAA. 3 sisters named on Spanish team for Birmingham. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173655/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4889&Itemid=2. dead. 27 September 2007. 26 February 2007. 1 March 2007.