Nallely Vela
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| Full name | Nallely Vela Rascón | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1986 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4 × 400 metres relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 m: 52.65 s (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nallely Vela Rascón (born February 8, 1986, in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] She won a total of three medals (two golds and one silver), as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the Ibero-American Championships (2006 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2008 in Iquique, Chile, and 2010 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain).[2][3]
Vela competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Ruth Grajeda. Running the third leg, Vela recorded her individual-split time of 53.01 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nallely Vela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (29 May 2006). "Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Oro para el relevo femenil 4x400 en Iberoamericano de Atletismo" [Gold for women's 4×400 relay in Iberoamerican Athletics] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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