Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982, in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner.[1] Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.[2]

Isabel Checa
Personal information
Full nameIsabel Checa Porcel
Nationality Spain
Born (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 41)
Silla, Valencia, Spain
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
ClubTossal Silla Alacant
Coached byFrancisco Serrano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 9:02.26
5000 m: 15:26.57
10,000 m: 32:07.78

Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabel Checa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's 10,000m Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Dolores e Isabel Checa, las hermanas "más golosas" del atletismo español" [Dolores and Isabel Checa, sisters of Spanish athletics] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Español. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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