- Nuria Fernández
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.
Medal record 
Nuria Fernandez (5) in Barcelona 2010Women’s athletics Competitor for 
SpainEuropean Championships Gold 2010 Barcelona 1500 m European Indoor Championships Silver 2011 Paris 1500 m Nuria Fernández Domínguez (born 16 August 1976 in Luzern, Switzerland) is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors.
Fernández has represented Spain at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as at the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She has also represented Spain at four European Championships in Athletics, three World Athletics Indoor Championships and four European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Fernández's best result came at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics where she won gold in the 1500 m, ahead of France's Hind Dehiba and Spain's Natalia Rodriguez. Following that result, she won silver at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics held in Paris, behind Russia's Yelena Arzhakova. She also finished fourth in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and fourth again in the 3000 m at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Although Fernández specializes in the 1500 m, she has achieved significant success in cross country events. She won bronze medals representing Spain in the team competition at both the 2009 European Cross Country Championships held in Dublin (Ireland) and the 2010 European Cross Country Championships held in Albufeira (Portugal).[1] She followed this with a win at the Cross Internacional de San Sebastián in January 2011,[2] and a victory at the Spanish Cross Country Championships in February of 2011.[3]
She ran at the Cursa Bombers 10 km race in 2010 and finished second behind Jéssica Augusto in a time of 33:03.[4] Fernández ran a world-leading and personal best time of 8:38.05 in the 3000 metres at the Gran Premio de Andalucía in Huelva, beating opposition including Ines Chenonge and Sara Moreira.[5]
On 9 December 2010 Fernández was questioned as a witness in relation to Operation Galgo, an investigation into a Spanish athletics doping ring being carried out by the Guardia Civil.[6] She denied all charges of doping and was allowed to remain on the team that represented Spain at the European Cross Country Championships held in Albufeira, Portugal.[7] El Pais reported that her coach, Manuel Pascua, admitted to police that he organised doping schedules for his athletes.[8] Pascua later denied this report.[9]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Spain1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 10th (heats) 1500 m 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 10th (semis) 1500 m 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 7th 1500 m World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th 1500 m 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 8th 1500 m World Cup Madrid, Spain 7th 1500 m 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 17th (semis) 1500 m 2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 7th 1500 m Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 3rd 1500 m 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 7th (heats) 1500 m European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th (heats) 1500 m 2008 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 1500 m 2009 European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 23rd Individual 3rd Team European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 4th 3000 m European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 2nd 1500 m World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 1500 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 1st 1500 m European Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 1500 m European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 16th Individual 3rd Team 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 1500 m Personal bests
- 800 metres - 2:00.35 min (2008)
- 1500 metres - 4:00.20 min (2010)
- Mile run - 4:21.13 min (2008)
- 3000 metres - 8:38.05 min (2010)
References
- ^ Magnífica actuación española en Albufeira (Spanish).Real Federación Española de Atletismo (2010-14-10). Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2011-02-01). Menjo and Fernández excel in San Sebastián XC while Cáceres eyes indoor success – Spanish weekend round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-01.
- ^ RFEA. CAMPO A TRAVÉS - Campeonato de España Individual - MUJERES. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-19). Menjo blazes 27:04 10Km in Barcelona. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
- ^ Valinete, Emeterio (2010-06-10). 3000m World lead for Nuria Fernández in Huelva. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ La Guardia Civil interroga a Nuria Fernández y Reyes Estévez (Spanish).El Pais (2010-12-10). Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ El agente de Nuria Fernández desmiente que haya estado detenida (Spanish).Marca (2010-12-10). Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ Arribas, Carlos (2010-12-31). Nuria y 35.000 más en Vallecas. El Pais. Retrieved on 2011-01-01.
- ^ Manuel Pascua: "Nunca he drogado a nadie". 20Minutos.es. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.
External links
- IAAF profile for Nuria Fernández
- Nuria Fernández: It’s never too late, feature article from European Athletics
- Nuria Fernández (fanpage) Nuria Fernández Fan Page.
European Champions in Women's 1500 m 1969: Jaroslava Jehličková (TCH) • 1971: Karin Burneleit (GDR) • 1974: Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) • 1978: Giana Romanova (URS) • 1982: Olga Dvirna (URS) • 1986: Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) • 1990: Snežana Pajkić (YUG) • 1994: Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) • 1998: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) • 2002: Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) • 2006: Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) • 2010: Nuria Fernández (ESP)
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Spanish middle distance runners
- Spanish long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Spain
- People from Lucerne
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