Berta Segura
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| Full name | Berta Segura Berenjeno | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 2003 Lleida (Lérida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m:: 51.68 (La Nucia, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Berta Segura Berenjeno[a] (born 6 June 2003) is a Spanish sprinter. She became Spanish champion in 2024 over 400 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]In July 2021, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m 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 4x400m relay at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[4] In August 2022, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m 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 4x400m relay team which won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[9][10]
Segura was part of the Spanish 4x400m 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 4x400m 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 was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Segura is from Lleida in Catalonia.[20]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Berenjeno.
References
[edit]- ^ "Berta Segura". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carmen Avilés, in the final of the 4x400m at the European U20 Championships". cordobadesporte. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Gold for Eva Santidrián in the Ibero-American". Revistaforodos. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Catalan Berta Segura makes history 32 years later". Sport.es. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Lluitat sisè lloc de Berta Segura". lesportiudecatalunya. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Cordoba native Carmen Avilés wins bronze at the European Under-23 Championship". Cordopolis. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "#EspañaAtletismo Road to Roma: Preselección definitiva". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Berta Segura, setena a la final amb el relleu de 4x400". segre. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Historic record of Berta Segura from Lleida at the European Athletics Championships". ccma.cat. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Berta Segura cau en semifinals dels 400m a Roma". lamanyana.cat. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Spain's list for athletics at the Paris Olympics". sport.es. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Gran sisena posició de Berta Segura en la final dels 400 m del mundial sub-20". lesportiudecatalunya. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Berta Segura at World Athletics
- Berta Segura at RFEA (in Spanish)
- Berta Segura at Olympics.com
- Berta Segura at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
