Ignacio Fontes
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ignacio Fontes García-Balibrea |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Granada, Spain[1] | 22 June 1998
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 metres |
Club | CD Nike Running |
Coached by | Jesús Montiel |
Ignacio Fontes García-Balibrea (born 22 June 1998 in Granada) is a Spanish athlete.[2] He specializes in middle-distances and has represented Spain in numerous events, including age group competitions and cross.country championships. He debuted at absolute level competition at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[3]
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres: 1:46.79 (Barcelona 2019)
- 1500 metres: 3:33.27 (Stockholm 2021)
- Mile: 3:54.38 (Eugene 2022)
- 10km: 28:57 (Madrid 2021)
Indoor
- 800 metres: 1:49.19 (Antequera 2017)
- 1500 metres: 3:36.89 (Liévin 2021)
- 3000 metres: 7:50.33 (Valencia 2021)
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2014 | European Youth Olympic Trials | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5th | 800 m | 1:53.50 |
2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 1500 m | 3:48.83 |
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th (s) | 800 m | 1:48.88 |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | - (s) | 800 m | DNF |
2018 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo, Italy | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:48.29 |
2019 | Mediterranean Indoor U23 Championships | Miramas, France | 4th | 1500 m | 3:47.79 |
European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 1500 m | 3:50.38 | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 1500 m | 3:39.66 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 1500 m | 3:38.56 | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 19th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.75 |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th | 1500 m | 3:34.71 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | 1500 m | 3:42.30 | |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.33 |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th | 1500 m | 3:45.80 |
References
[edit]- ^ "RFEA profile". RFEA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Ignacio FONTES | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Dossier ESPAÑA ATLETISMO - Torun 2021" (PDF). www.rfea.es.
- ^ "Dossier ESPAÑA ATLETISMO - Torun 2021" (PDF). www.rfea.es.
External links
[edit]- Ignacio Fontes at World Athletics
- Ignacio Fontes at Olympics.com
- Ignacio Fontes at Olympedia
- Ignacio Fontes at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Spanish male middle-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Granada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Spanish athletics biography stubs