Cristina Castro (sprinter)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Salvador.

Cristina Castro Salvador (born 4 April 1969, in Bilbao) is a retired Spanish athlete who specialised in sprinting events.^[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

Cristina Castro

Personal information
Birth name	Cristina Castro Salvador
Born	(1969-04-04) 4 April 1969 (age 55) Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16th (sf)	100 m	12.33
			11th (sf)	200 m	24.63
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	12th (sf)	100 m	11.88
			20th (sf)	200 m	24.38 (w)
			16th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	46.74
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	5th	4 × 100m relay	44.62
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	200 m	24.72
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	12th (sf)	100 m	11.61
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.86
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	200 m	23.63
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.60
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	21st (h)	60 m	7.50
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	5th	100 m	11.61
			5th	200 m	23.91
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	25th (qf)	100 m	11.71
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.08
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	200 m	24.38
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.53
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	32nd (qf)	100 m	11.79
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.11

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.36 (+1.6 m/s, Salamanca 1992)
• 200 metres – 24.63 (+1.8 m/s, Birmingham 1987)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.50 (Seville 1991)
• 200 metres – 23.93 (Glasgow 1990)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Cristina Castro at World Athletics

• All-Athletics profile