Verónica Abigail Colindres García (born July 9, 1986, in Opico, La Libertad) is a female Salvadoran race walker.[1] She won a silver medal for the 20 km at the 2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup in San Salvador, with a time of 1:39:45.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Verónica Abigail Colindres García |
| Nationality |  El Salvador |
| Born | 9 July 1986 Opico, La Libertad, El Salvador |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 20 km walk: 1:35:39 (2007) |
Colindres represented El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 20 km race walk. She completed the race in thirty-eighth place, six seconds behind Brazil's Tânia Spindler, with a seasonal best time of 1:36:52.[3] Colindres was elevated to a higher position, when Greek race walker and former Olympic champion Athanasía Tsoumeléka was disqualified from the competition, after testing positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO).[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verónica Colindres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (3 May 2009). "Mexico dominates Pan American Race Walking Cup". IAAF. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "IOC sanctions race walker Tsoumeleka for doping". USA Today. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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