Aauri Bokesa

Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.[4]

Aauri Bokesa
Aauri Bokesa in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th (S) 400 m 54.25
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 11th (h) 400 m 56.05
4th 4 × 400 m 3:37.49
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 15th 400 m 54.09
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 400 m 52.47
13th 4 × 400 m 3:38.00
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (h) 400 m 53.67
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (h) 400 m 53.61
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th 400 m 51.94
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 400 m 52.39
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (h) 400 m 53.80
World Championships Beijing, China 38th (h) 400 m 52.98
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th 400 m 52.39
14th 4 × 400 m 3:33.57
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th (h) 400 m 53.51
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th 400 m 53.80
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:31.54
European Championships Berlin, Germany 11th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:33.18
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 400 m 53.45

Personal life

Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.[5]

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References
  1. London 2012 profile
  2. Sports Reference profile
  3. "IAAF: Aauri Lorena Bokesa | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  4. "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes website. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana, 20 minutos (in Spanish)
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