Personal information | |
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Born | Zamora, Spain [1] | 18 September 1958
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 200 m, 400 m |
Ángel Valentín de las Heras Lázaro (born 18 September 1958 in Zamora) is a retired Spanish sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. [2] He represented his country at the 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships, in 1983 and 1987.
1Representing Europe
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