Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988 in Madrid) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.[1][2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.[4]
Aauri Bokesa in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 14 December 1988
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
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Country | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400m |
Competition record
editPersonal life
editBokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aauri Bokesa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
- ^ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes (in Spanish). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
edit- Aauri Bokesa at World Athletics
- Aauri Bokesa at European Athletics
- Aauri Bokesa at Olympedia
- Aauri Bokesa at Olympics.com
- Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Aauri Bokesa on Facebook