Jorge Ureña facts for kids
Jorge Ureña in 2017
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 8 October 1993 Onil, Spain |
| Height | 179 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Decathlon |
| Club | Centre Esportiu Colivenc |
| Coached by | Jesús Gil |
Jorge Ureña Andreu (born on October 8, 1993) is a Spanish athlete. He is known for competing in combined events. These events test how good an athlete is at many different track and field sports. Jorge has won several medals, including a silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He also placed seventh at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
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Jorge Ureña's Athletics Journey
Jorge Ureña has competed in many important athletics events around the world. He represents his home country, Spain. He takes part in both the decathlon and the heptathlon. The decathlon has ten different events, and the heptathlon has seven.
Major Achievements and Medals
Jorge has won several medals at big competitions. In 2014, he earned a silver medal in the decathlon at the Ibero-American Championships held in Brazil. The next year, 2015, was also successful. He won another silver medal at the European U23 Championships in Estonia.
His biggest wins have come at the European Indoor Championships. In 2017, he won a silver medal in the heptathlon in Serbia. Two years later, in 2019, he achieved a gold medal in the heptathlon in Glasgow, United Kingdom. He continued his success in 2021, winning another silver medal in the heptathlon in Poland.
Competing at the Olympics
Jorge Ureña has also represented Spain at the Olympic Games. He competed in the decathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. There, he finished in a strong ninth place. He also took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Personal Best Records
Athletes often try to beat their personal bests. These are the best results they have ever achieved in each event. Jorge Ureña has set many impressive personal bests in his career.
Outdoor Personal Bests
When competing outdoors, Jorge has shown great skill in many events:
- 100 metres: 10.66 seconds (Tokyo 2021)
- 400 metres: 48.00 seconds (Tokyo 2021)
- 1500 metres: 4:24.12 (Monzón 2017)
- 110 metres hurdles: 13.88 seconds (Lutsk 2017)
- High jump: 2.09 meters (La Nucía 2019)
- Pole vault: 5.10 meters (Soria 2019)
- Long jump: 7.59 meters (Alhama de Murcia 2021)
- Shot put: 14.50 meters (Alhama de Murcia 2021)
- Discus throw: 43.70 meters (Tokyo 2021)
- Javelin throw: 64.02 meters (Arona 2015)
- Decathlon: 8322 points (Tokyo 2021)
Indoor Personal Bests
For indoor competitions, Jorge also has strong records:
- 60 metres: 6.79 seconds (Madrid 2023)
- 1000 metres: 2:40.06 (Antequera 2015)
- 60 metres hurdles: 7.78 seconds (Belgrade 2017 & Glasgow 2019)
- High jump: 2.11 meters (Ourense 2020)
- Pole vault: 5.05 meters (Ourense 2022)
- Long jump: 7.73 meters (Antequera 2019)
- Shot put: 14.84 meters (Valencia 2021)
- Heptathlon: 6249 points (Praha 2017) – This is a National Record for Spain!
