Josefa Vicent
Josefa Vicent Riesgo (born May 7, 1950 in Barcelona , Spain ) is a former Uruguayan athlete who won nine medals at South American Championships, including three gold medals. She was the first South American female champion in the 400-meter run .
Athletic career
At the South American Championships in Buenos Aires in 1967 Josefa Vicent reached the final in the 200-meter run and finished fourth in 25.2 seconds. She won the silver medal with the 4 x 100 meter relay . In 1968 she started at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in the 100-meter run , the 200-meter run and the 400-meter run, but was eliminated in the first round.
In 1969 at the South American Championships in Quito, Vicent won the silver medal over 100 and 200 meters behind the Brazilian Silvina Pereira . In the 400-meter run, which was held for the first time, she won in 56.1 seconds with a lead of over a second on the Argentinean Melania Fontanarrosa . Two years later the South American Championships took place in Lima. Vicent defended her 400 meter title in 54.9 seconds, two seconds ahead of the Colombian Elsy Rivas . In addition, she won over 200 meters in 24.4 seconds and took third place over 100 meters and with the sprint relay. Vicent also took part in the Pan American Games in 1971 .
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was eliminated over 200 meters and over 400 meters in the lead. In 1974 at the South American Championships in Santiago de Chile, she reached eighth place over 200 meters and did not finish in the 400-meter final, with the first-ever 4-by-400-meter relay, she finished fourth. She won her last medal the following year at the South American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. After finishing fifth over 200 meters, she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay, with Alicia Vicent also running her sister in this relay.
With a height of 1.63 meters, her competition weight was 58 kilograms.
Top performances
- 100-meter run: 11.8 seconds (1969)
- 200-meter run: 24.4 seconds (1971)
- 400-meter run: 54.9 seconds (1971)
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996
Web links
- Josefa Vicent in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- South American Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vicent, Josefa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vicent Riesgo, Josefa (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |