URENA Jorge

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ONIL

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : ONIL

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Decathlon	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump B	Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Men's Decathlon Shot Put - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump B	Men's Decathlon High Jump - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's Decathlon 400m - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A	Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's Decathlon 1500m - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Decathlon
2017	London, GBR	9th (8125)
2015	Beijing, CHN	21st (6858)

European Championships

Year	Location	Decathlon
2018	Berlin, GER	16th (7208)

World Combined Events Challenge

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Decathlon	2017	Monzon, ESP	8121
3	Decathlon	2019	Lutsk, UKR	8073
9	Decathlon	2017	London, GBR	8125
10	Decathlon	2019	Gotzis, AUT	8123
15	Decathlon	2018	Gotzis, AUT	7934
16	Decathlon	2018	Berlin, GER	7208
DNF	Decathlon	2021	Arona, ESP	DNF
DNF	Decathlon	2021	Lana, ITA	DNF

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:

Physical Education

Languages spoken:

CA Playas de Castellon [Spain]

Jose Antonio Urena [father, personal], ESP

Sporting relatives:

His father Jose Antonio Urena was a decathlete at national level in Spain and has coached athletics. (rfea.es, 02 Jul 2021, 19 Mar 2019)

2013 for Spain (rfea.es, 26 Jun 2021)

In early 2021 he sustained a hamstring tear. (elpais.com, 07 Mar 2021)

In 2020 he was affected by ankle swelling. (elpais.com, 07 Mar 2021)

A hamstring injury forced him to withdraw from the 2019 Spanish Championships in La Nucia, Spain. (runnersworld.com, 24 May 2021)

"I started doing a bit of everything, like basketball, football, orienteering, swimming and triathlon. I liked everything. I knew I would end up in athletics, but the other sports were complementary, for fun." (yosoynoticia.es, 11 Nov 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (as.com, 25 Jun 2021)

His father. (elconfidencial.com, 03 Mar 2017)

His father. (elconfidencial.com, 03 Mar 2017)

He was named Male Athlete of the Month for March 2019 by European Athletics. (hoy.es, 05 Apr 2021)

He won the 2017 Jose Luis Alonso award as the Spanish Male Athlete of the Year. (yosoynoticia.es, 09 Nov 2017)

General Interest

General
TRAINING CLOSE TO HOME
Despite being offered the chance to be based at a high performance centre, he continues to train in his hometown of Onil, Spain. "I do not see a reason to leave. I am very happy here training with my father and I never have time to get bored. It is one of the advantages of combined events. It is always different." (emv.com, 10 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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