Full name Isabel Checa Porcel Club Tossal Silla Alacant Nationality Spain Name Isabel Checa | Sport Athletics Height 1.60 m Event(s) Long-distance running Weight 55 kg | |
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Born 27 December 1982 (age 41) ( 1982-12-27 ) Silla, Valencia, Spain Personal best(s) 3000 m: 9:02.26
5000 m: 15:26.57
10,000 m: 32:07.78 Coached by Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre | ||
Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982 in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner. Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.
Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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