Aauri Bokesa

Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988 in Madrid) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.[4]

Aauri Bokesa
Aauri Bokesa in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988
Madrid, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th (S) 400 m 54.25
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 11th (h) 400 m 56.05
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.49
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 15th 400 m 54.09
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 400 m 52.47
13th 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.00
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (h) 400 m 53.67
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (h) 400 m 53.61
World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th 400 m 51.94
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 400 m 52.39
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (h) 400 m 53.80
World Championships Beijing, China 38th (h) 400 m 52.98
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th 400 m 52.39
14th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.57
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th (h) 400 m 53.51
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th 400 m 53.80
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.54
European Championships Berlin, Germany 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.18
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 400 m 53.45
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 31st (h) 400 m 53.64
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 6th Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.65
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf) 400 m 51.57
9th (h) Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.14
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.87
European Championships Munich, Germany 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.70

Personal life

Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.[5]

References
  1. "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aauri Bokesa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
  3. "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes (in Spanish). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. "Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2012.


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