Sara Gallego

Sara Gallego Sotelo (born 11 October 2000) is a Spanish athlete. She is the Spanish national record holder over 400 metres hurdles.^[1] In 2021, Gallego ran 55.20 to win silver at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn. In doing so, Gallego broke the national record held previously by Cristina Pérez and set 33 years previously.^[2]

Sara Gallego

Sara Gallego in 2022
Personal information
Birth name	Sara Gallego Sotelo
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 24) Barcelona
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles

In May 2022, Gallego lowered her national record to 54.87 in Alicante. Two weeks after that, at the Spanish Championship, Gallego lowered her own national record again with a run of 54.34.^[3][4]

At the 2022 IAAF World Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Gallego qualified for the semi-finals with a run of 55.09. Gallego did not reach the final but only ran 15 hundredth's of a second outside her personal best as she finished behind Femke Bol and Britton Wilson.^{[5][better source needed]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	3rd	400 m hurdles	58.73
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	4th	400 m hurdles	57.11
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	57.25
2019	European U20 Championships	Borås, Sweden	3rd	400 m hurdles	57.44
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.92
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.20
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.54
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	22nd (h)	400 m	53.13
	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.56
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.72
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	54.49
			11th (h)	Mixed 4 × 400 m relay	3:16.14
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	400 m hurdles	54.97
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.70

References

1. "Sara GALLEGO | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. Barclay, Ryan (12 January 2022). "Sara Gallego: prodigy on the fences and family 'hare'". Blazetrends.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
3. Williams, George (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego is crowned with a record in Nerja to dream big". Sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
4. Duke, Michael (25 June 2022). "Sara Gallego smashes the Spanish record of 400 meters hurdles". Newsbruit.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
5. "De Arriba and Mariano advance in 800 and Sara Gallego brushed her record – World News". Taketonews.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.