Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in

Villa Carlos Paz Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the provinces of Argentina, province of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a populati ...

) 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 long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er from

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. Ávila won two medals at the

1995 Pan American Games The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mar del Plata 1995, were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 12 to 26 March 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games' first retur ...

Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

. She competed in two consecutive

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for her native country, starting in 1996.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila, Andrea 1970 births Living people Athletes from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine female long jumpers Argentine female triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze 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