Full name Nallely Vela Rascon Name Nallely Vela Nationality Mexico Height 1.66 m | Sport Athletics Weight 49 kg Events 4 × 400 metres relay | |
Born 8 February 1986 (age 38) ( 1986-02-08 ) Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
Personal best(s) 400 m: 52.65 s (2008) | ||
Nallely Vela Rascón (born February 8, 1986 in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a total of three medals (two golds and one silver), as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the Ibero-American Championships (2006 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2008 in Iquique, Chile, and 2010 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain).
Vela competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Ruth Grajeda. Running the third leg, Vela recorded her individual-split time of 53.01 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.
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