Sara Gallego Sotelo (born 11 October 2000) is a Spanish athlete. She is the Spanish national record holder over 400 metres hurdles.[1] In 2021, Gallego ran 55.20 to win silver at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn. In doing so, Gallego broke the national record held previously by Cristina Pérez and set 33 years previously.[2]
 Sara Gallego in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sara Gallego Sotelo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 11 October 2000 Barcelona |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 metres hurdles |
In May 2022, Gallego lowered her national record to 54.87 in Alicante. Two weeks after that, at the Spanish Championship, Gallego lowered her own national record again with a run of 54.34.[3][4]
At the 2022 IAAF World Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Gallego qualified for the semi-finals with a run of 55.09. Gallego did not reach the final but only ran 15 hundredth's of a second outside her personal best as she finished behind Femke Bol and Britton Wilson.[5][better source needed]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain
| |||||
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 58.73 |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 57.11 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.25 | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 57.44 |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.92 |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.20 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.54 | |||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 22nd (h) | 400 m | 53.13 |
| Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.56 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.72 | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.49 | |
| 11th (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.14 | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 54.97 | |
| 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.70 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Sara GALLEGO | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Barclay, Ryan (12 January 2022). "Sara Gallego: prodigy on the fences and family 'hare'". Blazetrends.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Williams, George (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego is crowned with a record in Nerja to dream big". Sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Duke, Michael (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego smashes the Spanish record of 400 meters hurdles". Newsbruit.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "De Arriba and Mariano advance in 800 and Sara Gallego brushed her record – World News". Taketonews.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.