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| name = Laia Forcadell |
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| birth_place = [[Tortosa, Tarragona]], Spain |
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'''Laia Forcadell Arenas''' (born June 6, 1982 in [[Tortosa, Tarragona]]) is a female Spanish sprinter and hurdler.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Laia Forcadell| |
'''Laia Forcadell Arenas''' (born June 6, 1982 in [[Tortosa, Tarragona]], [[Catalonia]]) is a female Spanish sprinter and hurdler.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Laia Forcadell|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/laia-forcadell-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/laia-forcadell-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 13 December 2012}}</ref> She won the gold medal for the 400 m hurdles at the [[2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|2006 Ibero-American Championships]] in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]], and bronze at the [[2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|2010 Ibero-American Championships]] in [[San Fernando, Cádiz]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Spain finishes second at Ibero-American Championships|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/3353-spain-finishes-second-at-ibero-american-championships.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414185006/http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/3353-spain-finishes-second-at-ibero-american-championships.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2013|publisher=[[European Athletics]]|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref> |
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Forcadell represented [[Spain]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], where she competed for the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|women's 400 m hurdles]]. She ran in the fourth heat against six other athletes, including Poland's [[Anna Jesień]] and Czech Republic's [[Zuzana Hejnová]], who were both considered top medal contenders in this event. She finished the race in last place by eighty-eight hundredths of a second (0.88) behind Trinidad and Tobago's [[Josanne Lucas]], with a time of 58.64 seconds. Forcadell failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 4|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW044900/index.html|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref> |
Forcadell represented [[Spain]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], where she competed for the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|women's 400 m hurdles]]. She ran in the fourth heat against six other athletes, including Poland's [[Anna Jesień]] and Czech Republic's [[Zuzana Hejnová]], who were both considered top medal contenders in this event. She finished the race in last place by eighty-eight hundredths of a second (0.88) behind Trinidad and Tobago's [[Josanne Lucas]], with a time of 58.64 seconds. Forcadell failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 4|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW044900/index.html|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=13 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821073419/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW044900/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Forcadell is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Track Club in [[Barcelona, Spain |
Forcadell is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Track Club in [[Barcelona]], Spain, being coached and trained by Armando Álvarez Anaya. |
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==Competition record== |
==Competition record== |
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{ESP}} |
!colspan="6"|Representing {{ESP}} |
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|2003 |
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|2004 |
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|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]] |
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|[[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poland]] |
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|19th (h) |
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|400m hurdles |
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|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles|88.69]] |
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|rowspan=2|2004 |
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|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |
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|[[Budapest, Hungary |
|[[Budapest]], Hungary |
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|11th (h) |
|11th (h) |
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|4 × 400 m relay |
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|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:38.01]] |
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:38.01]] |
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|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]] |
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|2005 |
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|[[Huelva]], Spain |
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|5th |
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|400 m hurdles |
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|[[2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#400 meters hurdles 2|57.72]] |
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|rowspan=2|2005 |
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|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |
|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |
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|[[Madrid, Spain |
|[[Madrid]], Spain |
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|5th |
|5th |
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|4 × 400 m relay |
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|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:39.73]] |
|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay|3:39.73]] |
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|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] |
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|[[Almería]], Spain |
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|9th (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
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|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results#400 meters hurdles 2|57.78]] |
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|rowspan=2|2006 |
|rowspan=2|2006 |
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|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |
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|[[Gothenburg, Sweden |
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden |
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|23rd (h) |
|23rd (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|2007 |
|2007 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] |
|[[Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] |
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|[[Bangkok, Thailand |
|[[Bangkok]], Thailand |
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|13th (h) |
|13th (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|2008 |
|2008 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
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|[[Beijing, China |
|[[Beijing]], China |
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|26th (h) |
|26th (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|rowspan=2|2009 |
|rowspan=2|2009 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] |
|[[Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] |
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|[[Pescara, Italy |
|[[Pescara]], Italy |
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|6th |
|6th |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] |
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|European Championships]] |
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|[[Berlin, Germany |
|[[Berlin]], Germany |
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|32nd (h) |
|32nd (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|rowspan=2|2010 |
|rowspan=2|2010 |
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|[[2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]] |
|[[2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]] |
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|[[San Fernando, Spain]] |
|[[San Fernando, Cádiz|San Fernando, Spain]] |
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|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |
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|[[Barcelona, Spain |
|[[Barcelona]], Spain |
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|30th (h) |
|30th (h) |
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|400 m hurdles |
|400 m hurdles |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=51558/bio/index.html NBC Olympics |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822104720/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=51558/bio/index.html NBC 2008 Olympics profile] |
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| NAME = Forcadell, Laia |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Spanish long-distance runner |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = June 6, 1982 |
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[[Category:Spanish hurdlers]] |
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Full name | Laia Forcadell Arenas | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spain | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain | 6 June 1982|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
Club | ISS L'Hospitalet | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Armando Álvarez Anaya | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400 m: 54.68 s (2008) 400 m hurdles: 56.24 s (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laia Forcadell Arenas (born June 6, 1982 in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia) is a female Spanish sprinter and hurdler.[1] She won the gold medal for the 400 m hurdles at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and bronze at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain.[2]
Forcadell represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 400 m hurdles. She ran in the fourth heat against six other athletes, including Poland's Anna Jesień and Czech Republic's Zuzana Hejnová, who were both considered top medal contenders in this event. She finished the race in last place by eighty-eight hundredths of a second (0.88) behind Trinidad and Tobago's Josanne Lucas, with a time of 58.64 seconds. Forcadell failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.[3]
Forcadell is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Track Club in Barcelona, Spain, being coached and trained by Armando Álvarez Anaya.
Competition record[edit]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 19th (h) | 400m hurdles | 88.69 |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.01 |
Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.72 | |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:39.73 |
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.78 | |
2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.26 |
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.81 | |
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 13th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.93 |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.64 |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 57.85 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.57 | |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 57.73 |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.80 |
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laia Forcadell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Spain finishes second at Ibero-American Championships". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 4". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
External links[edit]
- Spanish female hurdlers
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Spain
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- People from Tortosa
- Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona
- 1982 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain
- Athletes from Catalonia
- 21st-century Spanish women
- Spanish athletics biography stubs