María Vasco

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Vasco and the second or maternal family name is Pes Gallardo.

María Vasco (on the right) in Osaka 2007.

María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	15th	5000 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	26th	10 km
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	28th	10 km
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	10 km
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	10 km[1]
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	20 km
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	—	20 km	DNF
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	20 km
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	7th	20 km	1:30:11
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	20 km
2002	World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	8th	20 km
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	—	20 km	DNF
2003	European Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	3rd	20 km	1:28:10
	World Championships	Paris, France	—	20 km	DNF
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	7th	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	3rd	20 km
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	20 km
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	20 km
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th	20 km
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	20 km
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	5th	20 km
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	5th	20 km
2009	European Race Walking Cup	Metz, France	1st	20 km
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	—	20 km	DSQ
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, Mexico	1st	20 km

References

1. ^ 1998 European Championships, women's results

• IAAF profile for María Vasco
• sports-reference

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Name	Vasco, Maria
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Date of birth	December 26, 1975
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