BOKESA Aauri Lorena

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MADRID

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SWITZERLAND

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m
	4 x 400m Relay Mixed ESP Spain

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Round 1 - Heat 6	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Semi-Final 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (53.51)
2012	London, GBR	1R (53.67)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m
2015	Beijing, CHN	Heats (52.98)
2013	Moscow, RUS	SF (51.94)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	6th (3:19.65)

European Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2018	Berlin, GER	Heats (3:33.18)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
7	2021	400m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	52.85

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2017	400m	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	53.89

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Social Worker

Education:

Social Work Studies - Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Family:

Partner Pedro

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

FC Barcelona [Spain]

Coach:

Laurent Meuwly [personal], SUI, from 2017

Other sports:

She was a professional basketballer and played in the Spanish Liga Femenina for Club Estudiantes, and represented Spain at youth level. (sportfem.es, 28 Apr 2020; misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 02 Apr 2012)

Debut:

2009 for Spain (rfea.es, 17 Feb 2016)

Injuries:

In November 2018 she tore her calf muscle during a training session in South Africa. (alcabodelacalle.es, 09 Feb 2019)

In December 2017 she suffered with bone edema and problems in the cartilage of her right knee. (alcabodelacalle.es, 09 Feb 2019)

Start:

She quit basketball for athletics in 2008 because she wanted to compete at the Olympic Games. (misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 02 Apr 2012)

Reason:

"When I was little I took part in a lot of sports, ballet, swimming, tennis, then at age six my mother signed me up for basketball. I played at regional and national youth level, and I played in the first division with Estudiantes. Then in 2008, the sister of my coach Jorge Marin encouraged me to try a race and I did great." She tried to combine basketball with athletics for a year, but realised it was too difficult and focused solely on athletics from 2010 onwards. (misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 02 Apr 2012)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (somosatletismo.com, 15 Jan 2021)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sportfem.es, 28 Apr 2020)

Philosophy:

"The important thing is to know what you want and how to get there." (misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 02 Apr 2012)

Award:

In 2015 she received the Medal of the City of Fuenlabrada, Spain for her achievements in sport. (baloncestofuenlabrada.com, 27 Mar 2015)

General Interest

General
ATHLETICS OVER BASKETBALL
She previously played professional basketball in the top tier in Spain before switching to athletics. She says that while athletics is less financially secure, she does not regret her decision. "It is sad because being an athlete is much more unstable financially than being a basketball player. If you are injured or have a bad year, regardless of whether you continue to train or not, your income drops considerably or may even reach zero. It's very unfair, we are very vulnerable. Athletics has given me a lot of good memories, as well as people who are fundamental in my life. I wouldn't change that for anything. It has also given me a lot of frustration and anxiety. I guess that's the price of going to the London and Rio Olympics. Knowing everything, I would choose athletics again." (sportfem.es, 28 Apr 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2015 she began working on a project funded by the Spanish Agency for Health Protection in Sport called Deporte Para la Vida [Sports for Life], which teaches values through sports for children in residential care. "We work on values such as respect for the feelings and rights of others, participation and effort, independence and helping others. In the future, I want to create my own foundation." She also wants to use her position to promote sport for women and girls. "I would like to be able to reach a lot of girls, not just girls from minorities who may feel they have some identity problem, which happened to me. Sportswomen must be made visible and among ourselves we have to take steps forward. One way is to create a platform where different women are spoken to and supported. I would like to be remembered not only as an athlete, but as an advocate and promoter of the positive values of sport." (sportfem.es, 28 Apr 2020; cadenaser.com, 11 Jun 2019)

FURTHER STUDIES
After graduating from the Complutense University of Madrid with a degree in social work, she studied for a master's degree in socio-educational action with vulnerable groups at the National University of Distance Education, and a master's in social development at the Catholic University of Murcia. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021; sportfem.es, 28 Apr 2020; afrofeminas.com, 21 Oct 2019; misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 02 Apr 2012)

FAMILY HERITAGE
She was born in Madrid, Spain, to parents from Equatorial Guinea. (afrofeminas.com, 21 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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