 Josefa Vicent aided at the end of the 400-metre race in the 1968 Summer Olympics (an exhausted Olajumoke Bodunrin in the background) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Josefa Vicent Riesgo |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Born | 7 May 1950 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Josefa Vicent Riesgo (born 7 May 1950) is a Uruguayan sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Uruguay | |||||
| 1966 | South American Junior Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2nd | 100 m | 12.2 |
| 1st | 200 m | 25.7 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 50.3 | |||
| 1967 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4th | 100 m | 25.2 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.5 | |||
| 1968 | South American Junior Championships | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 1st | 100 m | 11.9 |
| 1st | 200 m | 25.0 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 50.0 | |||
| Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 40th (h) | 100 m | 12.5 | |
| 33rd (h) | 200 m | 24.8 | |||
| 25th (h) | 400 m | 56.3 | |||
| 1969 | South American Championships | Quito, Ecuador | 2nd | 100 m | 11.9 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 24.6 | |||
| 1st | 400 m | 56.1 | |||
| 1971 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 100 m | 12.3 |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.4 | |||
| 1st | 400 m | 54.9 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.2 | |||
| Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 25.08 | |
| 9th (h) | 400 m | 56.13 | |||
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 28th (h) | 200 m | 25.09 1 |
| 41st (h) | 400 m | 55.33 | |||
| 1974 | South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 8th | 200 m | 25.3 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:56.2 | |||
| 1975 | South American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 100 m | 12.0 |
| 5th | 200 m | 25.0 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:56.4 | |||
1Did not start in the quarterfinals
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