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Lucas Búa
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Lucas Búa in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 31)
Toledo, Spain
Height 1.85 m
Weight 70 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 m
Club FC Barcelona
Coached by Juan Antonio Rosique
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze 2018 Berlin 4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver 2019 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver 2018 Tarragona 400 m

Lucas Búa de Miguel is a talented Spanish sprinter. He was born on January 12, 1994. Lucas is best known for competing in the 400 metres race. He has represented Spain in many important athletics events around the world.

Meet Lucas Búa, the Sprinter

Lucas Búa is an athlete who runs very fast over short distances. His main event is the 400-meter race. This race is one lap around a standard outdoor track. He has achieved impressive speeds in his career. His fastest time outdoors for the 400m is 45.98 seconds. He set this record in Castellón in 2015. Indoors, his best time is 46.65 seconds, which he achieved in Madrid in 2016.

Lucas Búa's Athletics Journey

Lucas Búa has been competing in athletics for many years. He started in youth competitions and moved up to senior events. He has shown great dedication to his sport.

Early Competitions

Lucas began his international career at a young age.

  • In 2011, he competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival. He also took part in the World Youth Championships.
  • He continued to compete in junior events, like the World Junior Championships in 2012.
  • In 2013, he participated in the European Junior Championships.

Major Achievements and Medals

Lucas Búa has won several medals for Spain in important championships.

  • In 2014, he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 meters relay. This was at the Mediterranean U23 Championship in France.
  • At the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Spain, Lucas won two silver medals. He earned one in the 400 meters race. He also won another silver in the 4 × 400 meters relay.
  • He achieved a bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. This was for the 4 × 400 meters relay event.
  • In 2019, Lucas won a silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. This medal was for the 4 × 400 meters relay in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Other Notable Performances

Lucas has also had strong performances in other major events:

  • He competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the United States. He just missed reaching the semifinals there.
  • In 2017, he finished 5th in the 400m at the European Indoor Championships. He also helped the Spanish 4 × 400 meters relay team finish 5th at the World Championships in London.
  • More recently, in 2022, his 4 × 400 meters relay team finished 4th at the European Championships in Germany.
  • In 2023, his relay team also placed 4th at the European Indoor Championships in Turkey.

External links

  • Lucas Búa at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lucas Búa para niños

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