María Vasco
Spanish race walker
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vasco and the second or maternal family name is Pes Gallardo.
María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975, in Viladecans) is a Spanish race walker.[1] She won the bronze medal in the 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Vasco was also a gold and bronze medalist at the IAAF Race Walking Championships. She was born in Viladecans near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Spain
|
1990
|
World Junior Championships
|
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
|
15th
|
5000 m
|
23:47.98
|
1992
|
World Junior Championships
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
6th
|
5000 m
|
22:34.26
|
1993
|
European Junior Championships
|
San Sebastián, Spain
|
4th
|
5000 m
|
22:40.83
|
1994
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lisboa, Portugal
|
4th
|
5000 m
|
21:41.47
|
1995
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Beijing, China
|
26th
|
10 km
|
45:40
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
26th
|
10 km
|
45:05
|
1996
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
A Coruña, Spain
|
13th
|
10 km
|
45:39
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
28th
|
10 km
|
46:09
|
1997
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Poděbrady, Czech Republic
|
22nd
|
10 km
|
43:54
|
European U23 Championships
|
Turku, Finland
|
2nd
|
10 km
|
44:01
|
1998
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Dudince, Slovakia
|
7th
|
10 km
|
43:23
|
3rd
|
Team - 10 km
|
41 pts
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
5th
|
10 km
|
43:02[2]
|
1999
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Mézidon-Canon, France
|
23rd
|
20 km
|
1:32:38
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
10th
|
20 km
|
1:33:35
|
2000
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:30:23
|
2001
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Dudince, Slovakia
|
7th
|
20 km
|
1:30:11
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
5th
|
20 km
|
1:30:19
|
2002
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Turin, Italy
|
8th
|
20 km
|
1:30:57
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
2003
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Cheboksary, Russia
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:28:10
|
2nd
|
Team - 20 km
|
40 pts
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
7th
|
20 km
|
1:30:06
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Naumburg, Germany
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:27:36
|
2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
4th
|
20 km
|
1:28:51
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Almería, Spain
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:34:28
|
2006
|
European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
15th
|
20 km
|
1:32:50
|
2007
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
|
5th
|
20 km
|
1:29:17
|
3rd
|
Team - 20 km
|
25 pts
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
3rd
|
20 km
|
1:30:47
|
2008
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Cheboksary, Russia
|
5th
|
20 km
|
1:28:39
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, PR China
|
5th
|
20 km
|
1:27:25
|
2009
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Metz, France
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:32:53
|
2nd
|
Team - 20 km
|
18 pts
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
—
|
20 km
|
DSQ
|
2010
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Chihuahua, Mexico
|
1st
|
20 km
|
1:31:55
|
European Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
2011
|
European Race Walking Cup
|
Olhão, Portugal
|
4th
|
20 km
|
1:31:41
|
2nd
|
Team - 20 km
|
22 pts
|
World Championships
|
Daegu, South Korea
|
13th
|
20 km
|
1:32:42
|
2012
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
Saransk, Russia
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
10th
|
20 km
|
1:28:14
|
References
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