Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982, in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner.[1] Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Isabel Checa Porcel |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Born | 27 December 1982 Silla, Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Club | Tossal Silla Alacant |
| Coached by | Francisco Serrano |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m: 9:02.26 5000 m: 15:26.57 10,000 m: 32:07.78 |
Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabel Checa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 10,000m Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Dolores e Isabel Checa, las hermanas "más golosas" del atletismo español" [Dolores and Isabel Checa, sisters of Spanish athletics] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Español. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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