Estela De Covadonga García Villalta (born 20 March 1989) is a Spanish sprinter.[2] She competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. García was suspended for 2 years in 2011 after testing positive for a diuretic.[3]

Estela García
Personal information
Full nameEstela García Villalta
NationalitySpanish
Born (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 35)
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place Tarragona 2018 4x100 m
Bronze medal – third place Tarragona 2018 200 m

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
2005 European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 17th (h) 200 m 25.62
8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 48.30
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 32nd (h) 100 m 12.03
36th (h) 200 m 24.67
16th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.88
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 8th 200 m 24.29
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 15th (h) 200 m 24.08
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.18
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 9th (h) 200 m 24.51
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.38
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 4 × 100 m relay 43.45
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 20th (h) 100 m 12.03
10th (sf) 200 m 23.87
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 100 m 11.53
4th 200 m 23.65
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 29th (h) 100 m 11.72
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.68
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 15th (h) 100 m 11.64
17th (sf) 200 m 23.53
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.14
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 52nd (h) 200 m 23.43
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 38th (q) 200 m 23.78
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 200 m 23.11
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.31
European Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (sf) 200 m 23.46
8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.54
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 24th (sf) 60 m 7.46
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.38

Personal bests edit

Outdoor

Indoor

References edit

  1. ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Estela García". IAAF. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Estela García reconoce su positivo". lne.es (in Spanish). Editorial Prensa Asturiana. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links edit