Marta Serrano Azpiazu (born 5 April 2003) is a Spanish track and field athlete who competes as a long-distance runner and a steeplechaser.[1]

Marta Serrano Azpiazu
Personal information
Born (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m: 9:20.16 (Barcelona, 2023)
5000m: 15:27.06 (Nerja, 2023)
3000m Steeplechase: 9:26.35 (Torrent, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Espoo 3000 m steeplechase

Career

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From Madrid, she broke the Spanish U20 record for the 3000m steeplechase in 2022 at the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, running 9:59.97. In May 2023, Serrano set a new national U23 record for the 5000m when she clocked 15:27.06 in Malaga.[2] Two weeks later, she lowered her personal best for the 3000m steeplechase, and broke the Spanish U23 record when she ran 9:27.07 in Budapest.[3]

Serrano won a bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in July 2023.[4] At the Spanish national championships in July 2023 she lowered the record again, recording a time of 9:26.35.[5]

Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished ninth in her heat, running 9:31.82.[6]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of Spanish international runneres Antonio Serrano[7] and Natalia Azpiazu.

References

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  1. ^ "Marta Serrano". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Marta Serrano reaffirms herself as the future of the fund: Record of Spain sub'23". sport.es. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Marta Serrano assaults the Spanish Sub'23 Record of 3,000 obstacles in Hungary!". sport.es. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "2 Silvers and a bronze". Marca. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Marta Serrano breaks in with two records in the Spanish Championships". Archysport. July 29, 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ Molina, Javier Cid (21 July 2023). "Marta Serrano, European bronze in 3,000 sub-23 obstacles: "I want to follow my father's example"". yosoynoticia.es.