Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in

Villa Carlos Paz Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the . The area of Punilla i ...

) is a retired

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and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er from

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. Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in

Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a sh ...

. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila, Andrea 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine female long jumpers Argentine female triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games