Felipe Vivancos

Felipe Vivancos Ruiz (born 16 June 1980 in Ibiza, Islas Baleares) is a Spanish hurdler. He won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vivancos and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Felipe Vivancos

Personal information
Born	16 June 1980
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Spain Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 110 m hurdles European Athletics Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid 60 m hurdles

Vivancos finished fifth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup and won the silver medal in 60 metres hurdles at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 13.41 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Zaragoza. The Spanish record currently belongs to Jackson Quiñónez with 13.34 seconds.[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	24th (q)	110 m hurdles	14.74 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	1st	110 m hurdles	13.92
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.79 (wind: 0.4 m/s)
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.84
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	17th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.84
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.81
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	22nd (h)	60 m hurdles	7.79
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	5th	110 m hurdles	13.82
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	14th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.52
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.61
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	1st	110 m hurdles	13.53
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.34
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.75
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	–	110 m hurdles	DQ
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	30th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.72
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.67
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	5th	110 m hurdles	13.94
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	18th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.82
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	60 m hurdles	7.59

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felipe Vivancos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
• Felipe Vivancos at World Athletics

1. Spanish athletics records Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine