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Ángel Heras
Personal information
Born (1958-09-18) 18 September 1958 (age 66)
Zamora, Spain
Height 1.77 m
Weight 67 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 m, 400 m

Ángel Valentín de las Heras Lázaro (born 18 September 1958 in Zamora) is a retired Spanish sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. He represented his country at the 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships, in 1983 and 1987.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
1975 European Junior Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.52
1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 7th 200 m 21.63
5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.33
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.20
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 11th (h) 200 m 21.71
European Championships Athens, Greece 14th (h) 200 m 21.37
4 × 400 m relay DNF
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m 46.57
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (qf) 200 m 21.25
400 m DQ
15th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.68
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 7th 400 m 46.57
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.54
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 100 m 10.65
2nd 200 m 21.09
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.40
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.17
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 19th (qf) 400 m 45.88
18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.79
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 6th 400 m 54.09
European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 5th 400 m 46.68
World Cup Canberra, Australia 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.461
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 11th (h) 400 m 48.22
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 19th (h) 400 m 46.41
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.12
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 12th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.74
15th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.41
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th (sf) 400 m 47.70
Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 3rd2 400 m hurdles 46.49
4 × 400 m relay DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.60

1Representing Europe
2Extra race

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 20.95 (+0.2 m/s, Granada 1988)
  • 400 metres – 45.54 (Milano 1984)

Indoor

  • 200 metres – 21.71 (Milano 1982)
  • 400 metres – 46.57 (Budapest 1983)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ángel Heras para niños

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