Andrés Vera
Spanish middle-distance runner
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Andrés Vera Llorens (born 31 December 1960) is a retired Spanish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he finished seventh in the final, as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
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| Born | 31 December 1960 | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Events | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Spain | |||||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.35 |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:50.42 |
| Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 1500 m | 3:41.27 | |
| Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 3rd (h) | 800 m | 1:49.75 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 7th | 1500 m | 3:37.02 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 8th | 1500 m | 3:52.89 |
| European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 4th | 1500 m | 3:40.56 | |
| Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 12th | 1500 m | 3:52.02 | |
| 1986 | Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:44.99 |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 6th | 1500 m | 3:47.89 |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 30th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.24 | |
| Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.37 | |
| 10th | 1500 m | 3:45.33 | |||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.65 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.85 (Madrid 1984)
- 1000 metres – 2:17.78 (Nice 1985)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.86 (A Coruña 1986)
- One mile – 3:55.33 (Oslo 1984)
- 2000 metres – 5:02.78 (Seville 1986)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:50.09 (Budapest 1983)
- 1500 metres – 3:40.51 (Piraeus 1985)
