Jaël Bestué

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

Jaël Sakura Bestué Ferrera (born 24 September 2000) is a Spanish sprinter.

Jaël Bestué

Personal information
Full name	Jaël Sakura Bestué Ferrera[1]
Born	(2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)[1][2] Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	FC Barcelona[2]
Coached by	Ricardo Diéguez[2]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Spain European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4 × 100 m relay

Biography

Jaël Bestué was born on 24 September 2000.^[3] Her father's family is from Annobón, Equatorial Guinea.^[4]

She won a silver medal in the 200 m at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, took bronze in the 100 m at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships, and was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships.^[3]

At the Spanish national championships she has won four times in the 4x100 Metres Relay (2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021), and three times at the 200m (2018, 2019,and 2020). She also won gold in the 60m at the 2019 national indoors championship.^[3]

Bestué competed in the 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She recorded a personal best time of 23.19 in finishing fourth in her heat, but did not advance.^[5][6][7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	4th	200 m	24.13
2017	World U18 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	200 m	23.61
	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	7th	4 × 100 m relay	45.33
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (sf)	200 m	23.70
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	19th (h)	200 m	23.92
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	26th (h)	60 m i	7.41
	European U20 Championships	Borås, Sweden	3rd	100 m	11.59
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2021	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	4th	100 m	11.52
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.74
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	26th (h)	200 m	23.19
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.58
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	12th (sf)	100 m	11.40
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.03
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	60 m i	7.28
	European Games	Kraków, Poland	5th	100 m	11.25
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.13
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	21st (sf)	100 m	11.25
			13th (sf)	200 m	22.60
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.96
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	19th (sf)	60 m i	7.24
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.85
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	200 m	22.93
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.84
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	41st (h)	200 m	23.22
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.77
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	16th (sf)	60 m i	7.22