Aauri Bokesa

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Aauri Bokesa
Aauri Bokesa 2018.jpg
Bokesa in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 36)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
SportAthletics
Event
 400m

Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988) 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]

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania6th (S)400 m 54.25
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 11th (h)400 m 56.05
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:37.49
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China15th400 m 54.09
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland10th400 m 52.47
13th4 × 400 m relay 3:38.00
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom6th (h)400 m 53.67
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden14th (h)400 m 53.61
World Championships Moscow, Russia17th400 m 51.94
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland8th400 m 52.39
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic16th (h)400 m 53.80
World Championships Beijing, China38th (h)400 m 52.98
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands10th400 m 52.39
14th4 × 400 m relay 3:33.57
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6th (h)400 m 53.51
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia15th400 m 53.80
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:31.54
European Championships Berlin, Germany11th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:33.18
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom23rd (h)400 m 53.45
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 31st (h)400 m 53.64
World Relays Chorzów, Poland6thMixed 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
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:32.87
European Championships Munich, Germany 8th4 × 400 m relay 3:29.70

Personal life

Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aauri Bokesa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
  3. ↑ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes (in Spanish). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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