Luis Felipe Areta
Appearance
Luis Felipe Areta Sampériz (born 28 March 1942 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa) is a retired Spanish triple jumper.
His personal best jump was 16.36 metres, achieved in July 1968 in Stockholm. He had a better indoor mark with 16.47 metres, achieved at the 1968 European Indoor Games in Madrid.[1] Both marks are former Spanish records.
He is a numerary of Opus Dei from October 1959. Ordained priest in 1980, lives in Bilbao.[2]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Spain | |||||
1963 | Mediterranean Games | Naples, Italy | 1st | Long jump | |
1st | Triple jump[3] | ||||
1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | Long jump | |
1967 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Triple jump[3] | |
1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.47 m = NRi[4] |
1971 | European Indoor Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 5th | Triple jump[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Spanish all-time lists, men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ Nuestro Tiempo, University of Navarra, 09.2008
- ^ a b Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1968 European Indoor Games, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1971 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
External links
[edit]- Luis Felipe Areta at World Athletics
- Luis Felipe Areta at European Athletics
- Luis Felipe Areta at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Sebastián
- Spanish male long jumpers
- Spanish male triple jumpers
- Athletes from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Opus Dei members
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Spanish people
- Spanish Athletics Championships winners
- Spanish athletics biography stubs