María José Pueyo
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | María José Pueyo Bergua |
Nationality | Spain |
Born | Jaca, Huesca, Spain | 16 March 1970
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Club | Zenit Olimpo |
Coached by | Jose Fernando García |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Marathon: 2:32:22 (2008) |
María José Pueyo Bergua (born March 16, 1970 in Jaca, Huesca) is a Spanish marathon runner.[1] At age thirty-eight, Pueyo made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's marathon, along with her compatriots Alessandra Aguilar and Cuban-born Yesenia Centeno. She finished the race in sixty-fourth place by thirty-one seconds ahead of Hungary's Petra Teveli, with a time of 2:48:01.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María José Pueyo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 December 2012.