Natalia Rodríguez (runner)

Natalia Rodríguez
	; Natalia Rodríguez in Barcelona 2010
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Spain
World Championships
European Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Indoor Championships

Natalia Rodríguez Martínez (born 2 June 1979) is a Spanish middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was born in Tarragona, and represented Spain at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.

At the 2009 IAAF World Championships, Rodríguez initially finished first in the 1500 m, but was disqualified for tripping Gelete Burka.^[1] With 200 meters to go, Rodríguez thought she had a clear path to pass the Ethiopian runner on the inside, but when she attempted the pass, the pair collided and Burka crashed to the track.^[2]^[3]

Rodríguez won the silver medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, before going on to take the bronze medal outdoor at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.

She won the 2011 Cursa Bombers 10K race in Barcelona, although hot weather and a Catalan-only rule meant the race was uncompetitive.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	16th (h)	800m	2:09.09
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	1500 m	4:16.20
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	1500m	4:10.65
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (heats)	1500 m	4:22.82
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	1500m	4:11.20
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	1500 m	4:07.10
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	1500 m	4:06.15
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	11th (semis)	1500 m	4:08.80
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th (heats)	1500 m	4:13.52
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th	1500 m	4:03.01
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	1500 m	4:05.72
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	1500 m	4:03.06
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	8th	1500 m	4:03.72
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, People's Republic of China	6th	1500 m	4:03.19
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	1st	1500 m	4:08.72
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	—	1500 m	DQ
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500m	4:08.30
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	1500m	4:01.30
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	1500m	4:05.87
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (heats)	1500 m	4:16.18
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	1500 m	DNS (final)
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th (heats)	1500 m	4:09.18

Personal bests

800 metres – 2:01.35 (2001)
1500 metres – 3:59.51 (2005)
Mile – 4:21.92 (2008)
3000 metres – 8:35.86 (2009)
5000 metres – 16:15.21 (2011)

References

^ Lucas, Ryan (August 23, 2009). "Rodriguez disqualified, Jamal wins women's 1,500". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
^ Morse, Parker (August 23, 2009). "Natalia Rodriguez's disqualification". Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ Haynes, Frank (August 24, 2009). "Rodriguez and Burka's collision". Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ Justribó, Joan (2011-04-11). La Bombers se abona al récord. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.

External links

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[AP_2009_worlds-1] Lucas, Ryan (August 23, 2009). "Rodriguez disqualified, Jamal wins women's 1,500". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. ^{[dead link]}

[runnersweb-2] Morse, Parker (August 23, 2009). "Natalia Rodriguez's disqualification". Retrieved 2009-08-25.

[dailyrecord-3] Haynes, Frank (August 24, 2009). "Rodriguez and Burka's collision". Retrieved 2009-08-25.

[4] Justribó, Joan (2011-04-11). La Bombers se abona al récord. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.

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