Vanessa Veiga (born 20 July 1979 in

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) is a Spanish

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. She competed in the

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at the

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, placing 97th with a time of 2:46:53. She won the 2013 Madrid Marathon. She is married to fellow Spanish runner

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Career

Her international debut came at the

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, where she finished 35th in the junior section. She started her career in long-distance track events, but after marrying

– the Spanish record holder in the

– she spent most of her time supporting her husband. She competed at the

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, placing seventh in the

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. After 2003 she stopped running in professional races and focused on her family and had three children with her husband.Bruquetas, Anton (2011-12-12)
Vanessa Veiga culmina su gesta
''La Voz de Galicia''. Retrieved on 2013-04-29.Valiente, Emeterio (2013-04-28)
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IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-29. Veiga returned to action in 2010, running in cross country races and at the

Spanish Athletics Championships The Spanish Athletics Championships ( es, Campeonato de España de atletismo) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), which serves as the Spanish national championship for the spo ...

, where she came third in the 10,000 m. The following year she achieved a best of 33:34.56 minutes in that event at the European Cup 10000m, placing nineteenth. She won the Spanish titles in both the half marathon and marathon events in 2011 and her winning time of 2:32:57 hours in the latter event brought her qualification for the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. At the

Granollers Half Marathon The Granollers Half Marathon (Catalan: ''Mitja Marató de Granollers'') is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.097 km) which takes place in February in the city of Granollers in Catalonia, Spain. The race is ...

at the start of 2012 she ran a personal best of 72:45 minutes She ran again at the European Cup 10000m but managed only 30th place on that occasion. She was one of three Spanish women to run in the

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(alongside Alessandra Aguilar and María Elena Espeso) but she was their slowest performer, finishing the distance in 2:46:53 hours – fourteen minutes off her best and in 97th place. She won the 2013 Madrid Marathon in April and Madrid Half Marathon in 2015.

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 9:25.54 min (1998, indoor) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

– 16:15.03 min (2001) *

– 33:34.56 min (2011) * Half marathon – 1:12:45 (2012) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:32:57 (2012)

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Veiga, Vanessa 1979 births Living people Spanish female long-distance runners Spanish female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pontevedra