Fadrique Ignacio Iglesias Mendizábal (born October 12, 1980 in Cochabamba) is a Bolivian middle distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. He set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:48.16 by winning the silver medal for the 800 m at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Career Iglesias made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed in the men's 800 m. He finished eighth in the first heat of the event by two thirds of a second (0.66) behind Azerbaijan's Alibay Shukurov, with a time of 1:51.87.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Iglesias ran in the sixth heat of the men's 800 m against seven other athletes, including Czech Republic's Jakub Holuša and Morocco's Amine Laalou, both of whom were heavy favorites of this event. He finished the race in seventh place by nearly two seconds behind Canada's Achraf Tadili, with a time of 1:50.57. Iglesias, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-third overall, and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round.
Competition record Representing 1999South American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile10th1500 m1:57.742001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil7th800 m1:52.19Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador3rd800 m1:51.642003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela11th (h)800 m1:52.018th1500 m3:53.26World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom20th (h)800 m1:52.932004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain6th (h)800 m1:50.209th1500 m3:49.24Olympic GamesAthens, Greece68th (h)800 m1:51.872005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4th800 m1:48.76World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland34th (h)800 m1:49.57Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia3rd800 m1:51.412006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia22nd (h)800 m1:50.65Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico2nd800 m1:48.1611th1500 m3:49.822007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6th1500 m3:45.57Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9th (h)800 m1:48.27World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan42nd (h)800 m1:48.422008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain21st (h)800 m1:50.55Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile9th (h)800 m1:51.70Olympic GamesBeijing, China53rd (h)800 m1:50.57
References
External links
NBC Olympics Profile