Lucía Vaamonde (born 13 December 1949) is a Venezuelan hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vaamonde was formerly an international volleyball player for Venezuela. She won the silver medal in volleyball at the 1965 Bolivarian Games and played for the Venezuela women's national volleyball team in volleyball at the 1967 Pan American Games.[2][3] She was convinced by Gisela Vidal to start track and field to get in shape for volleyball.[4]
Vaamonde represented the Cal State East Bay Pioneers in early women's collegiate competition, anchoring their team to win the sprint medley relay at the 1972 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5] In 1973, she represented the Denver CityHawks and in 1974 she was a member of the winning Texas Woman's Pioneers team.[6][7]
Vaamonde lived with Marilyn King in Fremont, California, until the 1972 Olympics, after which King planned to move with Vaamonde back to Venezuela to train under Vaamonde's father.[8]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Venezuela | |||||
| 1970 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama City, Panama | 5th | Long jump | 5.75 m |
| 5th | Pentathlon | 4153 pts | |||
| Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 14.8 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.5 | |||
| 1st | Long jump | 5.78 m | |||
| 1st | Pentathlon | 4403 pts | |||
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 5.36 m |
| 2nd | Pentathlon | 4333 pts | |||
| Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 5th | Pentathlon | 3831 pts | |
| 1973 | Bolivarian Games | Panama City, Panama | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.2 |
| 2nd | Long jump | 5.87 m | |||
| 2nd | Pentathlon | 3825 pts | |||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 23rd (h) | 100 m hurdles | 19.17 |
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres hurdles – 14.0 (1975)
- Pentathlon – 3840 (1971)
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucía Vaamonde Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Cal State coed has eye on Olympics". The Argus (Fremont). 21 September 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Women Volleyball V Juegos Bolivarianos 1965 Guayaquil, Ecuador - Winner Peru". todor66.com.
- ↑ "Vaamonde Preparing For Pan-Am". Denton Record-Chronicle. 18 July 1975. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "CAL STATE HAYWARD NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 21. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "TWU Wins Track Title". Denton Record-Chronicle. 28 April 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "A beginning today for Marilyn King". Staten Island Advance. 2 September 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
External links
edit- Lucía Vaamonde at World Athletics
- Lucía Vaamonde at Olympics.com
- Lucía Vaamonde at Olympedia
- Lucía Vaamonde at InterSportStats
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