Amaia Andrés Berakoetxea (born 26 June 1966 in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and twice at both the IAAF World Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships. She won two bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games, in the 4 × 400 metres relay in the 1991 and the 800 m in 1993..Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
She holds personal bests of 2:02.67 minutes for the 800 metres and 4:25.05 for the 1500 metres. She retired from competition after 1996.Amaia Andres. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07. She was a seven-time national champion in the 800 m, six times outdoors and once indoors.
International competitions 1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain8th (h)800 m2:08.581991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece5th800 m2:03.653rd4 × 400 m relay3:34.211992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy13th (h)800 m2:08.69Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th800 m2:03.25Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain24th (h)800 m2:02.671993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th (sf)800 m2:05.13Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France3rd800 m2:05.161994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France9th (h)800 m2:05.601995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10th (sf)800 m2:06.20
National titles Spanish Athletics Championships 800 metres: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995Spanish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07. Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships 800 metres: 1993Spanish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:02.67 (Barcelona 1992) 1500 metres – 4:25.05 (Seville 1993) Indoor 800 metres – 2:03.76 (Toronto 1993) 1000 metres – 2:42.51 (Madrid 1994)
References
External links All-Athletics profile Basque Encyclopedia entry