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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 6 February 2003 Bilbao, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Club | Durango Atletismo Taldea |
| Coached by | Nadia Castelo |
Markel Fernandez Soto ( born February 6, 2003 ), is a Spanish track and field athlete specialized in 400m.
His previous club was Berango Athletics Taldea but this year (2022), he has been signed by the Durango Athletics Taldea club.[1] He currently holds the Spanish 4x400m record smooth AL together with Gerson Pozo, Angel Gonzalez and Alberto Guijarro.[2] He is also the holder of the autonomic record (Basque country) sub20, sub23 and absolute in the 400m outdoors, with the mark of 46:21.[3] Since 2021 he competes internationally as part of the Spanish Athletics Team, participating in the U20 European Athletics Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4][5][6]
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
[edit]| Discipline | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m smooth | 46:21 | Valencia | July 20, 2022 |
| 200m smooth | 21:38 | Durango | May 8, 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Markel Fernández, Durango Kirol Taldea, bate el récord de Bizkaia en 400 metros - Dot Kirolak". dotkirolak.eus (in Spanish). 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Gerson Pozo vuela para lograr una histórica cuarta plaza en el Mundial de Atletismo". Dream Alcalá (in Spanish). 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Barcia, Igor (2022-03-14). "Markel Fernández, plata y récord de Euskadi en el Nacional sub'20". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "European U20 Championships, Tallinn, Estonia, July 15-18, 2021". AW. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "European Athletics Under 20 Championships 2021 Tallinn (Estonia) 15-18 July 2021 4 x 400m Relay Men" (PDF). european-athletics.com.
- ^ "400 Metres Startlist | World Athletics U20 Championships". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-11-07.