María Vasco

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María Vasco (on the right) in Osaka 2007.

María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish race walker, who won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 15th 5000 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 26th 10 km
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 10 km[1]
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 10th 20 km
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 20 km
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 20 km
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 8th 20 km
European Championships Munich, Germany DNF 20 km
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 20 km
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 3rd 20 km
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 20 km
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 20 km
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th 20 km
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 3rd 20 km
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 5th 20 km

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1998 European Championships, women's results
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