Iris Fuentes-Pila

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fuentes-Pila and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.

Iris María Fuentes-Pila Ortiz (born 10 August 1980 in Santander) is a Spanish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

She finished eleventh at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympics, reaching the semi final.

She was named for the Spanish 2007 European Indoor Championships team together with two sisters, Margarita and Zulema.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 20th (h) 800 m 2:11.07[2]
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 1500 m 4:13.10[3]
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 8th 1500 m 4:23.20
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 11th (h) 1500 m 4:18.53
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th 1500 m 4:13.02
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 18th (sf) 1500 m 4:07.69
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3000 m DNF
World Championships Osaka, Japan 10th 1500 m 4:14.00
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 8th 1500 m 4:04.86
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (sf) 1500 m 4:07.10
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd 3000 m 9:06.24
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (h) 1500 m 4:15.95

Personal bests

References

  1. EAA (26 February 2007). "3 sisters named on Spanish team for Birmingham". Retrieved 2007-03-01.
  2. http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1998.html
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20041105180247/http://www.eaa-athletics.ch/ech-u23-2001/results/WF15XXU101.htm