Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in Villa Carlos PazAndrea Avila, la hija del viento (in Spanish)) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina.
Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.
International competitions Representing 1984South American Youth ChampionshipsTarija, Bolivia6th100 m13.1 s A2nd4 × 100 m relay50.9 s A1987South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile8thHigh jump1.55 m3rdLong jump5.68 m1989South American Junior ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay3rdHigh jump1.66 m1stLong jump5.98 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina2ndLong jump5.88 m1990Ibero-American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2ndLong jump6.16 mSouth American GamesLima, Peru1stLong jump6.12 m1991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba5thLong jump6.32 m1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rdTriple jump12.82 m (+1.0 m/s)1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10thTriple jump13.35 mSouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stLong jump6.45 m (w)1stTriple jump13.91 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany22nd (q)Long jump6.23 m –Triple jumpNM1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1stLong jump6.58 m (+1.9 m/s)1stTriple jump13.18 m (+2.0 m/s)4th4 × 100 m relay46.97South American GamesValencia, Venezuela1stLong jump6.51 m1stTriple jump13.12 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina2ndLong jump6.52 m3rdTriple jump13.84 m (w)South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1stLong jump6.58 m1stTriple jump13.34 m3rdHeptathlon5290 ptsWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden24th (q)Long jump6.39 m25th (q)Triple jump13.41 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia4thLong jump6.22 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States32nd (q)Long jump6.00 m1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina4th100 m hurdles14.482ndLong jump6.26 m (w)1stTriple jump13.76 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece33rd (q)Long jump6.08 m28th (q)Triple jump13.45 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1stLong jump6.41 m4thTriple jump13.36 mSouth American GamesCuenca, Ecuador2ndLong jump6.36 m1stTriple jump13.60 m1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia5thLong jump6.59 m (w)3rdTriple jump13.57 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada11thLong jump6.03 m7thTriple jump13.40 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndLong jump6.41 m –Triple jumpNMOlympic GamesSydney, Australia32nd (q)Long jump6.11 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil5thLong jump5.99 m
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