Spanish middle-distance runner (1955–2024)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Valero and the second or maternal family name is
Omedes.
Carmen Valero Omedes (4 October 1955 – 2 January 2024) was a Spanish middle-distance runner, who was best known for representing her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1] Although eliminated in the heats of the 800[4] and the 1500 metres,[5] Valero was the only woman in the Spanish track and field squad for the Montreal Games,[6] and became the first female athlete to ever represent the country in those sports at the Summer Olympic Games.[3][7][8]
Valero won two consecutive women's races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1976 and 1977,[7][8][9] while also winning the bronze medal at the same competition in 1975.[3][10]
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- ^ a b "Muere Carmen Valero, la primera atleta olímpica española". RTVE (in European Spanish). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Arribas, Carlos (2 January 2024). "Muere a los 68 años Carmen Valero, la primera atleta olímpica española". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Games: Women's 1500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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- ^ a b Fleitas, Begoña; Romano, Javier (2 January 2024). "Muere Carmen Valero, doble campeona mundial de campo a través". Marca (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b Amorós, José M. (1 January 2024). "Muere la pionera Carmen Valero, primera atleta española que compitió en unos Juegos Olímpicos". Relevo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Toro, Carlos (2 January 2024). "Muere Carmen Valero, primera atleta olímpica española, a los 68 años". El Mundo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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