Sergio Fernández (athlete)

Sergio Fernández
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Barañáin, Spain[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Track and field
Club Grupompleo Pamplona Atlético
Coached by Jesús Álvarez

Sergio Fernández (born 1 April 1993) is a Spanish track and field athlete.[2] He competed at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles event. Later that year he represented his country at the 2016 Olympic Games where he narrowly missed the final with a new national record in the semifinals.

Fernández represented his country in qualifying rounds at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2014 European Athletics Championships and the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.50
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.89
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8th 400 m hurdles 66.32
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.06
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.87

Personal bests

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Place Date
400 metres hurdles 48.87 NR Rio de Janeiro 16 August 2016

References

  1. RFEA profile
  2. "Sergio Fernandez". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. Sergio Fernandez. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-09.
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