Dolores Checa
Dolores Checa (born December 27, 1982, in
2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
.
Her international debut came at the
2008 Ibero-American Championships and won the 5000 metres at the 2009 European Team Championships. She won the 5000 m title for a second time at the 2011 European Team Championships. She has also represented Spain over 3000 m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, coming eighth in 2007 and fifth in 2011.[1]
She also occasionally competes in cross country running and was third at the 2011 Cross Internacional de la Constitución.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain
| |||||
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 4:51.56 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:20.44 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th (h) | 5000 m | 15:31.22 |
Ibero-American Championships
|
Iquique, Chile | 1st | 3000 m | 9:16.53 | |
| 2009 | European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 1st | 5000 m | 15:28.87 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 3000 m | 9:02.18 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 5000 m | 15:30.42 |
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-12-04). Kidane defeats Ebuya in Alcobendas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
External links
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