Carmen Valero
Carmen Valero Omedes (4 October 1955 – 2 January 2024) was a Spanish middle-distance runner, who was best known for representing her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Although eliminated in the heats of the 800 and the 1500 metres, Valero was the only woman in the Spanish track and field squad for the Montreal Games, and became the first female athlete to ever represent the country in those sports at the Summer Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Carmen Valero Omedes | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1955 Castelserás, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2024 (aged 68) Sabadell, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800–5000 m, cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valero won two consecutive women's races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1976 and 1977, while also winning the bronze medal at the same competition in 1975.
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