Mikel Odriozola
Mikel Odriozola Domínguez (born May 25, 1973 in Donostia-San Sebastián ) is a Spanish athlete who was particularly successful in walking 50 km .
Odriozola won the Spanish championship title on the long walking distance in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Internationally, he only competed in the 1999 World Championships in his home country in 20 km walking when he finished 18th.
Odriozola had already achieved his first leading position in a major championship on the long distance at the European Championships in 1998 when he finished fourth in Budapest in a new personal best of 3:47:24 hours. At the Olympic Games 2000 Odriozola only reached the finish line in 18th place. At the World Championships in 2001 and 2003 , he was also not able to place in the top field with rank 15 and 14. It was not until the European Championships in 2006 that he achieved a top placement again with 5th place. In 2007 he reached sixth place at the World Championships in Osaka again a top place.
Odriozola's best time of 3:41:47 hours was achieved in 2005 in El Prat de Llobregat when he won the Spanish championship. His 20 km best time since 2000 is 1:22:29 hours. Odriozola is 1.80 m tall, his competition weight is 62 kg.
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2008. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2008, ISBN 978-1-899807-65-9 .
Web links
- Mikel Odriozola in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Mikel Odriozola in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Odriozola, Mikel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Odriozola Domínguez, Mikel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Donostia-San Sebastian , Spain |