Noelia Vargas

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Noelia Vargas
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Full nameNoelia Vargas Mena
Born (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 23)
Sport
CountryCosta Rica
Event(s) Racewalking

Noelia Vargas Mena (born 17 April 2000) [1] is a Costa Rican racewalker. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, she competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [1] She finished in 36th place with a time of 1:46:30. [1] She also competed in the same event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States. [2]

In 2018, Vargas competed in the women's 10,000 metres walk at the IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland. [3] She finished in 9th place. [3]

Vargas competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. [4] She finished in 6th place with a personal best of 1:33:09. [4]

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References

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  2. "Women's 20 kilometres walk" (PDF). 2022 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Women's 10,000 metres walk" (PDF). IAAF – 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "2019 Pan American Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk – Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.