Felipe Vivancos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vivancos and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Felipe Vivancos
Personal information
Born 16 June 1980

Felipe Vivancos Ruiz (born 16 June 1980 in Ibiza, Islas Baleares) is a Spanish hurdler. He won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.

Vivancos finished fifth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup and won the silver medal in 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 13.41 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Zaragoza. The Spanish record currently belongs to Jackson Quiñónez with 13.34 seconds.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 24th (q) 110 m hurdles 14.74
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 1st 110 m hurdles 13.92
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.79
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 26th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.84
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 17th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.84
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 16th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.81
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (h) 60 m hurdles 7.79
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 5th 110 m hurdles 13.82
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.52
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.61
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 1st 110 m hurdles 13.53
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 34th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.34
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 18th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.75
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan – 110 m hurdles DQ
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 30th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.72
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.67
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th 110 m hurdles 13.94
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 18th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.82
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 60 m hurdles 7.59

References

  1. ↑ Spanish athletics records