Sandra Myers
Sandra Myers (born January 9, 1961, in Little River, Kansas) is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States. She became US champion at 400 metres hurdles in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since. In 1991 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships.
Myers attended college at California State University, Northridge[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  United States
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| 1981 | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 59.95
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Representing  Spain
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| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
|
9th (sf) | 60 m | 7.32 |
| 12th | Long jump | 6.12 m | |||
| Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico
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1st | 100m | 11.47 (+0.0 m/s) A | |
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.38 m A | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.47 A | |||
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
|
43rd (h) | 100 m | 11.86 | |
| 1989 | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain
|
6th | 100 m | 11.36
|
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.62
| |||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 200 m | 23.08 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 200 m | 22.38 | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | 100m | 11.50 (+0.6 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.60 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.2 | |||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain
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2nd | 400 m | 50.99 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.86 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
|
3rd | 400 m | 49.78 | |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.08 | |||
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.57 | |||
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st | 400 m | 51.21 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 4th | 400 m | 51.45 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
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6th | 400 m | 51.22 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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6th (h) | 400 m | 51.931 |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.45 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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10th (sf) | 400 m | 51.03 | |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.71 | |||
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 200 m | 23.15 |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 23.20 | |
| 14th (sf) | 400 m | 51.42 | |||
1Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests
- 100 metres: 11.06 s (1991)
- 200 metres: 22.38 s (1990)
- 400 metres: 49.67 s (1991)
- Long jump: 6.60 m (1988)
References
- ^ Ortega, John (September 11, 1994). "Cal State Northridge All-time Track And Field Leaders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
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