Tonya Nero (born 27 November 1988)[1] is a Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner. She holds national records in the 5k, 10k, half marathon, and marathon.
 Tonya Nero at the 2012 World Half Marathon Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1988 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Event | Long-distance running |
She competed at the 2012,[2] 2014,[3] 2016[4] and 2018[5] editions of the World Half Marathon Championships. Her best finish was 27th at the 2012 edition in Kavarna, Bulgaria, when she set the Trinidad & Tobago national record with a time of 1:15:13.
In 2019, she competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[6] She finished in 10th place with a time of 34:15.36.[6]
Athletic career edit
Nero represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland in the women's 10,000 metres event,[1] where she finished 12th out of 13 competitors.[1] In 2016, she won the Run Barbados 10k event.[7]
She competed in the World Half Marathon Championships for Trinidad & Tobago from 2012 to 2018.
She competed in the women's marathon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia,[8] finishing in 14th place.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "2012 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "2014 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
- ^ "2016 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
- ^ "2018 World Half Marathon Championships results". World Athletics.
- ^ a b "Women's 10,000 metres − Final − Results" (PDF). Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 16 Aug 2019.
- ^ Huebsch, Tim (2016-12-04). "Fun in the sun at Run Barbados including remarkable 10K finish". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ a b "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
External links edit
- Tonya Nero at World Athletics
- Tonya Nero at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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