Enrique Molina (runner)
Enrique Molina Vargas[lower-alpha 1] (born 25 February 1968) is a retired Spanish runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.
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1993 Toronto | 3000 m |
He was born in La Zubia.[1] He won the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships,[2] finished seventh in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games,[1] eighth in the 5000 metres at the 1997 World Championships and fourteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 1999 World Championships.[2] He also competed at the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[3] the 1995 World Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final.[2] He became Spanish 5000 metres champion in 1995,[4] and indoor 1500 metres champion in 1993.[5]
In cross-country running he finished twenty-fourth in the long race at the 1999 World Cross Country Championships and seventeenth at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships.[2] In the team competition Spain finished fourth in 1999 and repeated this in 2000.[6][7] Molina became Spanish cross-country champion in 2000.[4]
His personal best times were 3:38.51 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Zürich; 7:32.32 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Oslo; 13:07.34 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Stockholm; and 27:49.71 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in April 1998 in Lisbon.[2]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Enrique Molina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- Enrique Molina at World Athletics
- "1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 1500 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "Spanish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "Spanish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12.0km CC Men Belfast Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- "IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12.3km CC Men Vilamoura Sporting Complex". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
External links
- Enrique Molina at World Athletics
- Enrique Molina at Olympics.com
- Enrique Molina at Olympic.org (archived)
- Enrique Molina at Olympedia
- Enrique Molina Vargas (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)