Andrea Ávila

Andrea Ávila

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Verónica Ávila
Nationality	Argentina
Born	April 4, 1970 Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Long Jump 1995 Mar del Plata Triple Jump South American Games 1990 Lima Long jump 1994 Valencia Long jump 1994 Valencia Triple jump 1998 Cuenca Triple jump 1998 Cuenca Long jump South American Youth Championships 1984 Tarija 4x100 m relay
Updated on 8 May 2013.

Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970 in Villa Carlos Paz^[1]) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina.^[2][3]

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
1984	South American Youth Championships	Tarija, Bolivia	6th	100 m	13.1 s A
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	50.9 s A
1987	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	8th	High jump	1.55 m
			3rd	Long jump	5.68 m
1989	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	3rd	High jump	1.66 m
			1st	Long jump	5.98 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	Long jump	5.88 m
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	Long jump	6.16 m
	South American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Long jump	6.12 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	Triple jump	12.82 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th	Triple jump	13.35 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Long jump	6.45 m (w)
			1st	Triple jump	13.91 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	22nd (q)	Long jump	6.23 m
			–	Triple jump	NM
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Long jump	6.58 m (wind: +1.9 m/s)
			1st	Triple jump	13.18 m (wind: +2.0 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.97
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	1st	Long jump	6.51 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.12 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	Long jump	6.52 m
			3rd	Triple jump	13.84 m (w)
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Long jump	6.58 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.34 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th (q)	Long jump	6.39 m
			25th (q)	Triple jump	13.41 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Long jump	6.22 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	32nd (q)	Long jump	6.00 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	Long jump	6.26 m (w)
			1st	Triple jump	13.76 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	33rd (q)	Long jump	6.08 m
			28th (q)	Triple jump	13.45 m
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Long jump	6.41 m
			4th	Triple jump	13.36 m
	South American Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	2nd	Long jump
			1st	Triple jump	13.60 m
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	5th	Long jump	6.59 m (w)
			3rd	Triple jump	13.57 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	11th	Long jump	6.03 m
			7th	Triple jump	13.40 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Long jump	6.41 m
			–	Triple jump	NM
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd (q)	Long jump	6.11 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	Long jump	5.99 m

References

1. Andrea Avila, la hija del viento Archived April 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. (in Spanish)
2. "Andrea Verónica Ávila - Premio Konex 2000: Atletismo" (in Spanish). Fundación Konex. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
3. "Andrea Ávila". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

External links

• Andrea Ávila profile at IAAF