Laura Méndez Esquer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Mèndez Esquer |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 6 November 1988 Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, marathon |
Laura Méndez Esquer (born 6 November 1988 in Valencia) is a Spanish long distance runner.
Career
Mendez was the Spanish junior champion in the 3000m indoors in 2007 and runner-up in the senior Spanish Championship at the 3000m indoors in 2015. She was selected to represent Spain in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland in 2020.[1] In April 2021 she ran her debut marathon in Enschede, Netherlands and achieved the qualifying standard for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in her first ever competitive marathon. Mèndez competed in Tokyo but did not finish the Olympic marathon course.[2] In May 2022, Mèndez won the Spanish national championship 10k race setting a new national record time of 33.15.[3]
She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain
| |||||
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 61st | Half marathon | 1:12:58 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | - | Marathon | DNF |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | Torrevieja, Spain | 6th | Half marathon | 1:14:51 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 32nd | Marathon | 2:39:15 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 58th | Half marathon | 1:16:28 |
References
- ^ "La valenciana Laura Méndez, rumbo al Mundial de Medio Maratón". superdeporte.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "La valenciana Laura Méndez logra la mínima para los Juegos en su debut en maratón". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 18 April 2021.
- ^ "El Económico - Laura Méndez se proclama campeona de España de 10 kilómetros en ruta". eleconomico.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "#EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
- Laura Méndez Esquer at World Athletics
- Laura Méndez Esquer at Olympics.com
- Laura Méndez Esquer at Olympedia (archive)
- Laura Méndez Esquer at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archive)
