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Miguel Quesada

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Miguel Quesada
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Spain
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Birmingham 800 m

Miguel Quesada Velasco (born 18 September 1979 in Sabadell, Catalonia) is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.

Quesada finished fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Participating in the 2004 Olympics, he finished third in his heat, failing to progress to the semifinals.

His personal best time is 1:45.58 minutes, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 11th (h) 800 m 1:49.37
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 13th (h) 800 m 1:49.57
Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th 800 m 1:47.10
European Championships Munich, Germany 15th (sf) 800 m 1:49.83
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 22nd (h) 800 m 1:46.32
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 800 m 1:46.91
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 800 m 1:47.96
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 40th (h) 800 m 1:48.06
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 10th (sf) 800 m 1:52.12
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