Jaël Sakura Bestué Ferrera (born 24 September 2000) is a Spanish sprinter.

Jaël Bestué
Personal information
Full nameJaël Sakura Bestué Ferrera[1]
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)[1][2]
Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
CountrySpain
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubFC Barcelona[2]
Coached byRicardo Diéguez[2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4 × 100 m relay

Biography

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Jaël Bestué was born on 24 September 2000.[3] Her father's family is from Annobón, Equatorial Guinea.[4]

She won a silver medal in the 200 m at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, took bronze in the 100 m at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships, and was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3]

At the Spanish national championships she has won four times in the 4x100 Metres Relay (2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021), and three times at the 200m (2018, 2019,and 2020). She also won gold in the 60m at the 2019 national indoors championship.[3]

Bestué competed in the 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She recorded a personal best time of 23.19 in finishing fourth in her heat, but did not advance.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "JAEL SAKURA BESTUE FERRERA". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jaël Sakura Bestué" (PDF). Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Jaël Bestué at World Athletics
  4. ^ Sánchez, Javier (1 March 2019). "Jael Bestué, campeona de España de 60 metros: "Me decían que era adoptada"" [Jael Bestué, Spanish 60-meter champion: 'They told me I was adopted']. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ Ballart, Nielo (3 July 2021). "Jaël Bestué serà olímpica, després de la renúncia d'una atleta" [Jaël Bestué will be an Olympian, following the resignation of an athlete]. totsantcugat.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics - Athletes: Jaël Bestué". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020: FC Barcelona Olympic Diary". fcbarcelona.com. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021. Jael-Sakura Bestué beat her personal best in the women's 200m, but fourth place in her heat was not enough to book a ticket for the final.
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