Aauri Bokesa
Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.[4]
 Aauri Bokesa in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 December 1988 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400m |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Spain | |||||
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 6th (S) | 400 m | 54.25 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 11th (h) | 400 m | 56.05 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.49 | |||
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 15th | 400 m | 54.09 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 400 m | 52.47 |
| 13th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.00 | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th (h) | 400 m | 53.67 | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (h) | 400 m | 53.61 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 17th | 400 m | 51.94 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 8th | 400 m | 52.39 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 16th (h) | 400 m | 53.80 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 38th (h) | 400 m | 52.98 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 400 m | 52.39 |
| 14th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.57 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (h) | 400 m | 53.51 | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 15th | 400 m | 53.80 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.54 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.18 | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 53.45 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 31st (h) | 400 m | 53.64 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 6th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.65 | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 51.57 | |
| 9th (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.14 | |||
Personal life
Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.[5]
References
- London 2012 profile
- Sports Reference profile
- "IAAF: Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes website. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana, 20 minutos (in Spanish)
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