María Isabel Pérez Rodríguez (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish sprinter. She competed for Spain at the

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Early life

She was born in

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, but grew up living in

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. She started out in athletics at the Puma Chapín Jerez club when she was seven years-old.

Career

Perez ran for Spain the

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in the 4x100 metres relay in

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, Germany. She competed in the individual 100 metres at the

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, she finished fifth in her heat running a time of 11.51. She was part of the Spanish team that finished fifth at the

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, breaking the Spanish national record and running 42.58 seconds. She was selected for the

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in August 2022 to run both the individual 100 metres and the 4x100m relay. The relay team finished fourth in the final with a time of 43.03 seconds. She ran as part of the Spanish relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in

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. She was selected for the

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in June 2024 to run both the individual 100 metres and the 4x100m relay. At the Championships, the Spanish relay team qualified for the final, and placed fifth overall. She was officially selected for the

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in July 2024. In the relay, the team ran a seasons best 42.77 seconds but did not progress to the final. She set a new Spanish record of 7.15 seconds and won the Spanish national

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title in February 2025. She was selected for the 60 metres at the

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where she qualified for the semi-finals. She was selected for the Spanish relay pool for the

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in China. In the 4 x 100 metres relay she was part of a team alongside Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera,

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who won their opening race ahead of Jamaica containing

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and

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, with a time of 42.18 seconds, setting a Spanish national record, and ensuring qualification for the 2025 World Championships. She was part of the Spanish 4 x 100 metres team, again alongside Esperança Cladera, Sevilla and Bestue, which set another new Spanish record of 42.11 seconds at the

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in Madrid on 28 June.

Personal life

She studied physiotherapy at the

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. She subsequently worked as a

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. She is coached by her uncle Luis Rodríguez who competed for Spain at the 1991 World Athletics Championships.

Personal bests

Outdoor *100 metres: 11.07 (Nerja; 2022) *200 metres: 24.28 (Pamplona; 2019) *4 x 100 metres: 42.58 NR (Eugene, OR; 2022) Outdoor *60 metres 7.15 (Madrid; 2025) NR

International competitions

References

External links

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María Isabel Pérez
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María Isabel Pérez
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María Isabel Pérez – COE – Paris 2024
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