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Sergio Fernández
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)
Barañáin, Spain
Height 1.90 m
Weight 72 kg
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Track and field
Club Grupompleo Pamplona Atlético
Coached by Jesús Álvarez
Medal record
European Championships
Silver 2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles

Sergio Fernández Roda (born 1 April 1993) is a Spanish track and field athlete. He competed at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles event. Later that year he represented his country at the 2016 Olympic Games where he narrowly missed the final with a new national record in the semifinals.

Fernández represented his country in qualifying rounds at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2014 European Athletics Championships and the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.50
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championship Aubagne, France 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.59
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.89
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8th 400 m hurdles 1:06.32
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.06
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.87
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.38
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 400 m hurdles 48.98
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.71
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 35th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.51
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 49.26
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.34

Personal bests

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Place Date
400 metres hurdles 48.87 NR Rio de Janeiro 16 August 2016

See also

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