Dana Cervantes facts for kids
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| Born | 18 August 1978 (age 46) Málaga, Spain |
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| Height | 166 cm | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Cervantes and the second or maternal family name is García.
Dana Elvira Cervantes García (born 18 August 1978 in Málaga) is a former Spanish athlete specializing in the pole vault. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens failing to get a valid jump in the final.
Her outdoor personal best is 4.40 metres achieved in 2004 while her indoor best is 4.46 metres from the same year.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Spain |
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| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 21st (q) | 3.70 m |
| European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 11th | 3.60 m | |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | (q) | 3.80 m | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 20th (q) | 3.80 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 3.95 m | |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 4.05 m | |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | 4.10 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 4.15 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th | 4.15 m | |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 4th | 4.10 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 4.10 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 12th (q) | 4.20 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (q) | 4.15 m | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (q) | 4.30 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 4.10 m | |
| Olympic Games | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | NM | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 16th (q) | 4.15 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 7th | 3.80 m | |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | – | NM | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 25th (q) | 4.00 m |
See also
In Spanish: Dana Cervantes para niños
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