BESTUE Jael

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Sep 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 200m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	200m
2018	Berlin, GER	QR (23.92)

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	200m
2018	Tampere, FIN	SF (23.68)

World Youth Championships

Year	Location	200m
2017	Nairobi, KEN	2nd (23.61)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Playing the saxophone, singing, dancing, music. (elmundo.es, 01 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Medicine - University of Barcelona, Spain

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, Spanish

Club name:

FC Barcelona [Spain]

Coach:

Ricardo Dieguez [personal], ESP

Debut:

2018 for Spain, European Championships in Berlin, Germany (rfea.es, 09 Jul 2021)

Injuries:

After four months of discomfort, in November 2020 she had surgery on an injury to her right leg. She could not compete for six months. (Instagram profile, 19 May 2021, 29 Nov 2020)

Start:

She got involved in athletics at age six in Barcelona, Spain. She began focusing on sprints at age 13. (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Apr 2019; elmundo.es, 01 Mar 2019)

Reason:

She registered for an extra-curricular activity called 'Playing to Do Athletics', which was organised by the Spanish Federation. (elmundo.es, 01 Mar 2019)

Influence:

Coach Ricardo Dieguez. (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Apr 2019)

Philosophy:

"There is no effort without a reward." (Instagram profile, 19 May 2021)

General Interest

General
BACKGROUND
She was born in Barcelona, Spain, to an Equatorial Guinean father and a Spanish mother. "My father is from Annobon, an island in Equatorial Guinea of just 5000 inhabitants. As a child he was ill and my grandparents decided to send him to Spain to improve his health. They ended up settling down in Barcelona, where he runs a winery." (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Apr 2019; elmundo.es, 01 Mar 2019)

EARLY DEBUT
She represented Spain for the first time at age 17, at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. "I went with the idea that I had nothing to do because I was the youngest and did not even make a personal best. Then I saw other athletes my age who performed really well like [Swedish pole vaulter Armand] Duplantis or [Norwegian distance runner Jakob] Ingebrigtsen and that made me think. Since then, I have changed my mentality. Now I go to the championships thinking that I can already achieve things, that there is no waiting. I cannot lack [a positive] attitude again." (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Apr 2019; elmundo.es, 01 Mar 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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