Isabel Checa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Isabel Checa Porcel |
| Nationality |
 Spain |
| Born |
27 December 1982 Silla, Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long-distance running |
| Club | Tossal Silla Alacant |
| Coached by | Francisco Serrano |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
3000 m: 9:02.26 5000 m: 15:26.57 10,000 m: 32:07.78 |
Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982 in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner.[1] Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.[2]
Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
- ↑ "Isabel Checa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 10,000m Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Dolores e Isabel Checa, las hermanas "más golosas" del atletismo español" [Dolores and Isabel Checa, sisters of Spanish athletics] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Español. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
External links
- Isabel Checa profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile
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