Iván Fernández Anaya (born 10 June 1988) is a Spanish athlete who competes for Spain internationally.
He competes in long-distance running events, mostly cross country and marathon and has been coached by Martín Fiz, and Santi Pérez.Santiago Perez, The-Sports.org A video went viral in January 2013 capturing the moment when Fernández realized that Abel Mutai had misunderstood the signage, and shoved him forward towards the finish line at the Burlada Cross Country race, rather than passing Mutai and winning the race himself. He was globally praised for his sportsmanship.Spanish Runner Intentionally Loses To Abel Mutai, After The Kenyan Mistook The Finish Line (Video), Nairobi Wire, 22 January 2013Michael Katz. Heartwarming proof that sportsmanship is not dead, USA Today, 19 January 2013.
Competition record Representing 2005Youth Summer Olympic FestivalLignano Sabbiadoro, Italy6th2000 m steeplechase6:08.25World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco13th (h)2000 m steeplechase6:29.772009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania5th10.000 m30:37.772014Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rd5000 m13:59.612016European Athletics ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands72ndHalf marathon1:09:382017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom -MarathonDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 5000 metres – 13:36.64 (2013) 10.000 metres – 28:51.41 (2014) 10 kilometres – 29:22 (2020) Half marathon – 1:03:04 (2020) Marathon – 2:09:55 (2020) 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:55.50 (2005) 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:05.00 (2006)
See also
Shuhei Nishida Sueo Ōe
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