Berta Segura

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Berta Segura
Personal information
Full nameBerta Segura Berenjeno
NationalitySpanish
Born (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 22)
Lleida (Lérida)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m:: 51.68 (La Nucia, 2024)
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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Espoo 4 × 400 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4 × 400 m relay

Berta Segura Berenjeno [a] (born 6 June 2003) is a Spanish sprinter. She became Spanish champion in 2024 over 400 metres. [1]

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Career

In July 2021, she was part of the Spanish 4 × 400 m relay team that won silver at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn. [2] [3]

In May 2022, she won gold in a Spanish U23 record time in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. [4] In August 2022, she was part of the Spanish 4 × 400 m relay team qualified for the final of the 2022 European Athletics Championships, in Munich, in which they finished eighth. [5] In August 2022, she qualified for the final of the 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, placing sixth overall. [6] [7] [8]

In July 2023, she was part of the Spanish 4 × 400 m relay team which won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. [9] [10]

Segura was part of the Spanish 4 × 400 m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [11]

Segura was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. [12] Her Spanish 4 × 400 m relay team qualified for the final and placed seventh overall. [13] [14] They set a new Spanish national record time 3:25.25, more than two seconds lower than the previous national best. [15] She also reached the semi finals of the individual 400 metres, running a Catalan record time of 51.92 seconds. [16] [17]

On 29 June 2024, she became Spanish champion over 400 metres in La Nucia, running a personal best time of 51.68 seconds. [18] She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [19] [20]

She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. [21]

Personal life

Segura is from Lleida in Catalonia. [22]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Seguraand the second or maternal family name is Berenjeno.

References

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  2. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. "Carmen Avilés, in the final of the 4x400m at the European U20 Championships". cordobadesporte. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. "Gold for Eva Santidrián in the Ibero-American". Revistaforodos. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. "Catalan Berta Segura makes history 32 years later". Sport.es. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. "Lluitat sisè lloc de Berta Segura". lesportiudecatalunya. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. "Cordoba native Carmen Avilés wins bronze at the European Under-23 Championship". Cordopolis. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. "#EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  13. "Berta Segura, setena a la final amb el relleu de 4x400". segre. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  15. "Historic record of Berta Segura from Lleida at the European Athletics Championships". ccma.cat. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. "Berta Segura cau en semifinals dels 400m a Roma". lamanyana.cat. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  19. "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. "Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics". sport.es. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  21. "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  22. "Gran sisena posició de Berta Segura en la final dels 400 m del mundial sub-20". lesportiudecatalunya. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.