Ana Prieto

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Ana Prieto
Personal information
Born (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.75 (Bergen, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Bergen 4x400 m relay

Ana Prieto (born 17 October 2005) is a Spanish sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres. [1]

Career

She is from Algeciras and Los Barrios in Andalusia and trains under athletics coach Saúl Sáez as a member of Algeciras Bay Athletics Club. [2] [3]

She competed for Spain at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, reaching the final of the 400 metres, placing seventh overall. [4] [5]

Competing at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, in July 2025 she won a silver medal as a member of the Spanish women's 4 x 400 metres relay team which finished behind Great Britain. [6] [7] She had previously placed fourth in the 400 metres at the Championships, running a personal best 51.75 seconds in the final. [8]

She was selected as part of the Spanish team at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, and she ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres race. [9] [10]

References

  1. "Ana Prieto". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. "Ana Prieto from Barreña, runner-up in the European Under-23 Championship with the national 4x400 meter relay". Europasur.es. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. "Algeciras natives Ana Prieto and Alejandro Rueda will compete in the European Under-20 Athletics Championships". Diarioarea. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. "Ana Prieto (Bahia), from Barrera, finalist in the 400m at the European under-20 championships". Europasur.es. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. "Great Britain and Spain win thrilling 4x400m finals in European U23 records". European Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  8. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. "These are the 56 Spanish athletes who will compete in the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo". Runnersworld. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.