Fadrique Ignacio Iglesias Mendizábal (born October 12, 1980 in

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...

) is a Bolivian

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, who specialized in the

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. He set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:48.16 by winning the silver medal for the 800 m at the

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Career

Iglesias made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, where he competed in the men's 800 m. He finished eighth in the first heat of the event by two thirds of a second (0.66) behind

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's Alibay Shukurov, with a time of 1:51.87. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Iglesias ran in the sixth heat of the men's 800 m against seven other athletes, including

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and

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, both of whom were heavy favorites of this event. He finished the race in seventh place by nearly two seconds behind

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's Achraf Tadili, with a time of 1:50.57. Iglesias, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-third overall, and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round.

Competition record

References

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NBC Olympics Profile
Bolivian male middle-distance runners Living people Olympic athletes for Bolivia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Bolivia World Athletics Championships athletes for Bolivia Sportspeople from Cochabamba 1980 births {{Bolivia-athletics-bio-stub