Concepción Montaner

Concepción Montaner (born 14 January 1981 L'Eliana, Valencia) is a Spanish long jumper.

Concepción Montaner
Personal information
Born (1981-01-14) January 14, 1981
Valencia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump

She took the gold medal the World Junior Championships in 2000. At the 2006 World Indoor Championships she won her first major international senior medal when she finished third with 6.76 metres - the same result as the silver medalist Naide Gomes. Gomes beat Montaner on countback, due to a longer next best jump. In 2007 Montaner won the silver medal at the European Indoor Championships, behind Gomes.

Her personal best jump is 6.92 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Madrid.

She is also a national indoor champion over 60 metres.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 47.17
1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 2nd Long jump 6.39 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 16th (q) Long jump 6.11 m
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1st Long jump 6.47 m (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia – Long jump NM
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd Long jump 6.46 m (wind: -0.5 m/s)
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 4th 4 × 100 m relay 47.64 m
1st Long jump 6.48 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 9th Long jump 6.38 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th Long jump 6.67 m
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.32
World Cup Madrid, Spain 3rd Long jump 6.68 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 9th Long jump 6.34 m
World Championships Paris, France 12th Long jump 6.37 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th Long jump 6.45 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th Long jump 6.46 m
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 3rd Long jump 6.40 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 19th (q) Long jump 6.19 m
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 3rd Long jump 6.49 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th Long jump 6.32 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd Long jump 6.76 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) Long jump 6.49 m
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2nd Long jump 6.69 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 15th (q) Long jump 7.55 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 5th Long jump 6.57 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (q) Long jump 6.53 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 1st Long jump 6.45 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) Long jump 6.34 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 12th (q) Long jump 6.47 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea – Long jump NM
17th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 46.24
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (q) Long jump 6.37 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th Long jump 6.26 m
Olympic Games London, Great Britain 19th Long jump 6.30 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (q) Long jump 6.32 m
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