Natalia Rodríguez
Natalia Rodríguez Martínez (born June 2, 1979 in Tarragona ) is a Spanish middle-distance runner .
Life
In 2000 in Sydney she took part in the Olympic Games for the first time. In the 1500-meter run , however, she was eliminated in the preliminary round. Just one year later, she reached the finals at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and finished sixth. She achieved the same placement at the 2002 European Championships in Munich.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Rodríguez was tenth over 1500 meters. Over the same distance she finished sixth at the World Championships in Helsinki and at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. She won her first international medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Turin when she was second behind Anna Alminowa .
Rodríguez achieved what was supposedly the greatest success of her career at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, when she was the first to cross the finish line in the final of the 1,500 meter run. However, she was disqualified a short time later because she had culpably brought down the leading runner Gelete Burka in an attempt to overtake about 200 meters from the finish .
At the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she won the silver medal in the 1,500 meter run. Over the same distance, she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Barcelona . In 2011 she won the Cursa Bombers .
Natalia Rodríguez is 1.64 m tall and has a competition weight of 49 kg.
Top performances
- 800 m : 2: 01.35 min, June 8th 2001, Seville
- 1500 m: 3: 59.51 min, August 28, 2005, Rieti
- Hall: 4: 08.24 min, February 14, 2009, Valencia
- 1 mile : 4: 21.92 min, September 7, 2008, Rieti
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3000 m : 8: 35.86 min, June 10th 2009, Huelva
- Hall: 9: 1.40 min, February 22, 2003, Seville
Web links
- Natalia Rodríguez in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Natalia Rodríguez in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leichtathletik.de: Gelete Burka victim by Natalia Rodriguez , 23 August 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rodríguez, Natalia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rodríguez Martínez, Natalia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd June 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarragona |