Born in Santander on April 1, 1979. Spanish athlete and politician who competed in athletics in the specialty of high jump.
Graduated in Physiotherapy, she is a Technician in Physical Activities and Sports Animation, as well as Athletics Instructor. She is a professor of Physical Activity Sciences and Sports at the European University of the Atlantic (Santander).
She is the only Spanish athlete who obtained an Olympic gold. She held various positions in the Popular Party and as a deputy in the Parliament of Cantabria between the years 2008 and 2019, when she left politics to dedicate herself to university teaching. She is ambassador of the NGO Padres 2.0
She participated in four Summer Olympic Games obtaining a gold medal in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and another bronze in London 2012.
She won a medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, and four medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships between the years 2006 and 2016.
At the continental level, she won three medals at the European Athletics Championships between 2012 and 2016, and seven medals in the European Championship of Indoor Athletics between 2005 and 2017.
In 2015 she became the first Spanish athlete to win the Diamond League, title that she revalidated in 2016.
she On October 18, 2017 she announced her withdrawal, after physical problems.
On January 23, 2017, she was awarded the Queen Letizia Prize.
Sports history
- Olympic Champion High Jump Rio de Janeiro 2016
- London High Jump Bronze Medal 2012
- Triple European Champion High Jump Aire Libre Amsterdam 2016, Zürich 2014 and Göteborg 2012
- Best European Athlete of the year 2016 by the European Athletics Federation
- National Sports Award 2016
- Silver Medal World Championship Indoor Track Portland 2016
- Best Spanish Athlete
- Winner of the Diamond League 2016 and 2015 High Jump
- Diamond League winner from: London, Paris, Zürich, Stockholm and Oslo in 2016 and Rome and New York in 2015
- Gold medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit 2015
- Silver medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit 2013
- Best world brand 2014
- Bronze medal Open air world championship 2013
- Best Spanish female athlete of all time.
- European Under-23 Champion Amsterdam 2001
- Champion of Europe in Indoor Track 2013
- Silver medal in the European indoor track championship in Madrid 2005, Turin 2009 and Paris 2011
- Bronze medal European championship indoor track Birmingham 2007
- Silver medal in the indoor track world championship in Doha 2010 and Portland 2016
- Bronze medal in the world championship indoor track Sopot 2014 and Moscow 2006
- The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will be their fourth Games obtaining Olympic Diploma in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 with a Seventh place and a fourth place in the 2012 London Games
- 15 times champion of Spain in high jump on indoor track
- 11 times champion of Spain of high jump outdoors
- Record of Spain Outdoors with 2.02
- Record of Spain on Indoor Track with 2.01
- World record in Veteran category
