ORDONEZ Saul

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: PONFERRADA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : VALLADOLID

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	800m
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (1:46.82)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	800m	1500m
2021	1 x 8th	1 x 13th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
8	2021	800m	Gateshead, GBR	1:46.02
13	2021	1500m	Gateshead, GBR	3:54.16

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	1:47.65
6	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	1:46.23

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2018	800m	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	1:46.71

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	800m
2018	Birmingham, GBR	3rd (1:48.01)

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:

Reading. (elpais.com, 03 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Geography - University of Valladolid, Spain

Club name:

New Balance

Coach:

Uriel Reguero [personal], ESP, from 2012

Debut:

2018 for Spain, World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain (rfea.es, 15 Dec 2020)

Injuries:

In mid-2019 he had problems in his hamstrings that barred him from qualifying for the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (marca.es, 19 Sep 2019)

In early-2019 he injured the fascia in his right foot and was forced to abandon on his first race at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (marca.es, 01 Mar 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport in El Bierzo, Spain. (elpais.com, 03 Aug 2018)

Reason:

He tried several after-school activities and athletics was the one he liked the most. "I really liked my instructor Chus Alonso, and I enjoyed the activity." (elpais.com, 03 Aug 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (leonoticias.com, 26 Dec 2020)

Memorable:

Winning bronze at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. (as.com, 03 Mar 2018)

Hero:

Spanish middle distance runner Kevin Lopez. (elpais.com, 20 Jul 2018)

Influence:

Coach Uriel Reguero. (elpais.com, 03 Aug 2018)

Award:

He was named 2018/19 Sportsperson of the Year in El Bierzo, Spain. (infobierzo.com, 08 May 2019)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2016 he thought about quitting the sport due to a lack of motivation. "Although I did go to some competitions, I mostly did not train. I had a personal crisis after the death of a close friend. And I was not very sure of continuing to train because somehow the sport did not fulfil me. I preferred to focus my life in a different way, on other things, rather than being an athlete. I wanted to work on something else. There was an inflection there." After a number of months, he re-engaged thanks in part to his coach Uriel Reguero. "After that year, I reflected and then decided that the best thing was to come back to my previous routine, and I do not regret it." (elpais.com, 03 Aug 2018)

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Legend

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

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