GALLEGO Sara

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 11 Oct 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.64/5'4''

Place of birth: BARCELONA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : BARCELONA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

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

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	Heats (3:34.92)

European Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (57.25)

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2018	Tampere, FIN	4th (57.11)

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

Education:

Business Administration - Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, ESP

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

L'Hospitalet Atletisme [Spain]

Coach:

Alex Codina [personal], ESP, from 2020

Sporting relatives:

Her sister Claudia has competed in athletics [800m] at national level in Spain. (sport.es, 15 Jul 2021; rfea.es, 08 Jul 2021)

Debut:

2018 for Spain, European Championships in Berlin, Germany (rfea.es, 10 Jul 2021)

Start:

She took up the sport at age six. (Instagram profile, 02 Jul 2021)

Reason:

Coach Armando Alvarez introduced her to the sport and she tried a number of different events. "But the day I discovered the hurdles it changed my life, because hurdles are not just about running. In hurdles there is rhythm, there is technique, there is speed. From one race to another you do not know what can happen. I know that sometimes they give you a hard time, but I think this happens with all the events in athletics. Maybe that is why you enjoy what you achieve so much." (rfea.es, 16 Jul 2021; sport.es, 15 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (rfea.es, 16 Jul 2021)

Training:

She trains at Sant Cugat High Performance Centre in Barcelona, Spain. (Alex Codina Twitter profile, 21 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Setting a Spanish record in the 400m hurdles in 2021. (sport.es, 15 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you do not enjoy it, it is worthless." (sport.es, 15 Jul 2021)

Award:

She was named the 2020 Female U23 Athlete of the Year by the Spanish Athletics Federation. (rfea.es, 24 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
MISSING DEADLINE
She is due to compete in the 4x400 mixed relay at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but she did not qualify for the individual 400m hurdles. In July 2021 she beat the Spanish record in the event, which had stood for 33 years, to win silver at the 2021 U23 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but her time of 55.20s came 10 days after the deadline to achieve the standard. "Obviously, I would love to have reached the standard within the deadline but it was not the case so I prefer not to think about that. We knew when the deadline was and we failed to run the time by that date." (rfea.es, 16 Jul 2021)

STUDIES
She combines her sporting career with her studies in business administration. "It benefits me to do other things apart from training. When I finish my degree, as long as I can balance it well with the sport, I would like to do a master's degree. I follow my own rhythm to avoid getting stressed." (rfea.es, 16 Jul 2021; sport.es, 15 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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