Luis Rodríguez (sprinter)

Luis Rodríguez (born 19 August 1966) is a Spanish former sprinter and coach.

Luis Rodríguez
Personal information
Birth nameLuis Rodríguez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1966-08-19) 19 August 1966 (age 57)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • 100 m: 10.27 (Seville 1990)
  • 200 m: 20.91 (Salamanca 1992)
  • Indoor
  • 60 m: 6.74 (Genova 1992)
  • 200 m: 21.43 (Seville 1991)

Career edit

Rodriguez competed for Spain at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Seville, finishing fifth in his heat and qualifying for the semi-finals in the 200 metres. He also competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.[1] He ran a personal best of 10.27 seconds for the 100 metres in May 1990 in Seville.

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.91 recorded in Salamanca in July 1992.

Coaching career edit

He coaches his niece María Isabel Pérez who competed for Spain the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Luis Rodríguez at World Athletics
  2. ^ "PEREZ Maria Isabel". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.