Esther Lahoz Castelló (born 2 May 1963 in

Pancrudo Pancrudo is a municipality in the Teruel Community comarca, Teruel province, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality had a population of 136 inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) Its postal code is 44720. It ...

) is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She represented her country in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, as well as three consecutive World Championships, starting in 1991.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.96 (+1.9 m/s) (Gavá 1998) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.82 (+1.8 m/s) (Madrid 1991) *

– 52.67 (Bari 1997) *

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

– 57.40 (Lisbon 1998) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.74 (San Sebastián 1997) *

– 25.15 (San Sebastián 1997) *

– 53.39 (Valencia 1988)

References

All-Athletics profile
1963 births Living people People from Teruel Community Sportspeople from the Province of Teruel Spanish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Olympic female sprinters Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub