Isabel Checa

Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982 in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner.[1] Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.[2]

Isabel Checa
Personal information
Full nameIsabel Checa Porcel
Nationality Spain
Born (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982
Silla, Valencia, Spain
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubTossal Silla Alacant
Coached byFrancisco Serrano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 9:02.26
5000 m: 15:26.57
10,000 m: 32:07.78

Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabel Checa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 10,000m Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. "Dolores e Isabel Checa, las hermanas "más golosas" del atletismo español" [Dolores and Isabel Checa, sisters of Spanish athletics] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Español. Retrieved 13 December 2012.


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