Enrique Molina (athlete)
Enrique Molina ( Enrique Molina Vargas ; born February 25, 1968 in La Zubia ) is a former Spanish long-distance runner .
Life
In 1993 he won bronze over 3000 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Toronto . Two years later he was eliminated from the 1995 World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg over 5000 m in the heat. At the end of the season he won the San Silvestre Vallecana .
Also over 5000 m he was seventh at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and eighth at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.
Over 10,000 m he was sixth at the European Athletics Championships in Budapest in 1998 , but was eliminated from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney as well as from the 2001 World Championships over 5000 m.
Molina was Spanish champion over 5000 m in 1995, in cross-country running in 2000 and over 1500 m in the hall in 1993 .
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 38.43 min, August 4th 1991, Barcelona
- 3000 m: 7: 32.32 min, July 4th 1997, Oslo
- Hall: 7: 39.19 min, February 4, 1996, Stuttgart
- 5000 m: 13: 07.34 min, July 7th 1997, Stockholm
- 10,000 m: 27: 49.71 min, April 4th 1998, Lisbon
Web links
- Enrique Molina in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Enrique Molina in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Gbrathletics: Spanish Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Spanish Indoor Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molina, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molina Vargas, Enrique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Zubia |