Carmen Avilés Palos[a] (born 5 April 2002) is a Spanish sprinter.[1]
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| Full name | Carmen Avilés Palos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 2002 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m:: 52.16 (Madrid, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn July 2021, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team that won silver at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn.[2][3]
In March 2022, she ran as part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[4] In May 2022, she won gold in a Spanish U23 record time in the 4x400m relay at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[5] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 4x400m relay in Eugene.[6][7]
In July 2023, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team which won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[8][9]
Avilés was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau.[10][11]
Avilés was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.[12] Her Spanish 4x400m relay team qualified for the final and placed seventh overall.[13] They set a new Spanish national record time 3:25.25, more than two seconds lower than the previous national best.[14]
Avilés ran a personal best time for the 400 metres of 52.16 seconds in Madrid on 21 June 2024.[15] On 29 June 2024, she came third at the Spanish championships over 400 metres in La Nucia.[16][17] She was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[18]
Personal life
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Avilés and the second or maternal family name is Palos.
References
edit- ^ "Carmen Avilés". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carmen Avilés, a la final del 4×400 en el Europeo sub20" [Carmen Avilés, in the final of the 4x400m at the European U20 Championships]. cordobadeporte.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Oro para Eva Santidrián en el Iberoamericano" [I pray to Eva Santidrián in Iberoamerican]. revistaforofos.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carmen Avilés does not make it to the final with the 4x400 relay". Jaendeportiva. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "La cordobesa Carmen Avilés, bronce en el Europeo sub23" [Cordoba native Carmen Avilés wins bronze at the European Under-23 Championship]. cordopolis.eldiario.es (in Spanish). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Berta Segura lidera l'equip espanyol de relleus 4x400 cap als Jocs de París" [Berta Segura leads the Spanish 4x400 relay team towards the Paris Games]. ccma.cat (in Spanish). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "#EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva" [#SpainAthletics Road to Rome: Final preselection]. Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Rècord històric de la lleidatana Berta Segura a l'Europeu d'atletisme" [Historic record of Berta Segura from Lleida at the European Athletics Championships]. ccma.cat (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Meeting Madrid 2024". World Athletics. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carmen Avilés logra su segunda medalla en el Campeonato de España con una plata en el 4x400" [Carmen Avilés wins her second medal in the Spanish Championship with a silver in the 4x400]. diariocordoba.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "La lista de España para el atletismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de París" [Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics]. sport.es (in Spanish). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "No se cansa: la cordobesa Carmen Avilés, subcampeona de España en atletismo" [She never tires: Cordoba native Carmen Avilés, runner-up in Spain in athletics]. cordopolis.eldiario.es (in Spanish). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
edit- Carmen Avilés at World Athletics
- Carmen Avilés at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Carmen Avilés at Olympics.com
- Carmen Avilés at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Carmen Avilés – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)