Tomás de Teresa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Teresa and the second or maternal family name is Colina.

Tomás de Teresa

Personal information
Born	(1968-09-05)5 September 1968 Santoña, Cantabria, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	69–73 kg (152–161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres

Tomás de Teresa Colina (born 5 September 1968 in Santoña, Cantabria) is a former Spanish middle distance runner who participated in the 1991 World Championships final in Tokyo over 800 m. He won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, as well as a bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	800 m	1:49.37
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (h)	800 m	2:00.65
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	26th (qf)	800 m	1:48.01
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	12th (sf)	800 m	1:52.54
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (sf)	800 m	1:50.19
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	8th	800 m	1:47.94
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	800 m	1:47.22
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	14th (sf)	800 m	1:48.73
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	800 m	1:47.82
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th	800 m	1:47.65
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th (sf)	800 m	1:46.08
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	22nd (h)	800 m	1:49.79
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	800 m	1:46.57
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	6th	800 m	1:48.041
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	34th (h)	800 m	1:49.07

¹Representing Europe

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:44.99 (Seville 1990)
• 1000 metres – 2:19.99 (Madrid 1994)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.97 (Seville 1989)
• 1000 metres – 2:27.49 (Madrid 1997)

References

• Tomás de Teresa at World Athletics
• All-Athletics profile
• RFEA profile