María Vasco

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Vasco and the second or maternal family name is Pes Gallardo.
María Vasco

María Vasco (on the right) in Osaka 2007.
Personal information
Born (1975-12-26) December 26, 1975
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 20km Race Walk

María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Achievements

1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 15th 5000 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 26th 10 km
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 28th 10 km
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 2nd 10 km
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 10 km[1]
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 10th 20 km
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany — 20 km DNF
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 20 km
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 7th 20 km 1:30:11
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 20 km
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 8th 20 km
European Championships Munich, Germany — 20 km DNF
2003 European Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 3rd 20 km 1:28:10
World Championships Paris, France — 20 km DNF
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 20 km
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 3rd 20 km
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 20 km
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 20 km
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th 20 km
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 3rd 20 km
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 5th 20 km
Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 5th 20 km
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 1st 20 km
World Championships Berlin, Germany — 20 km DSQ
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 1st 20 km

References

  1. ↑ 1998 European Championships, women's results
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