The fight for a place in the Olympic Games marathon is very hot in Spain. Many athletes want one of the 2 places because the current champions of Spain, Carles Castillejo (2h10: 09 in Castellón on December 9, 2011) and Vanessa Veiga (2h32: 50 in Castellón on December 9, 2011 ) are directly selected for the national team in London.
The following information about the marathon that will challenge the best Spanish and a Who's Who of each
Vanessa Veiga.
32 years old. 1 marathon. Team ADIDAS.
Spanish Champion and directly selected to London 2012 in her debut in Castellon last December. This February run in PB in Granollers half marathon. In London she will run her second marathon. She was an international athlete in junior and under23 but was out when married with Spanish record holder in marathon Julio Rey and now is the mother of tree children. Three years ago started to run and in 2011 jumped in to the road with double Spanish Championships, in april in half marathon and in December in marathon.
33 Years old. 8 marathons. Team: FC Barcelona.
She is the reference in women marathon in Spain actually. Last april run in 2h27:00 in Rotterdam, only 9 seconds from the Spanish record, but in Daegu and New York didn’t run in the best. Now she is waiting for a doping ban for a positive competition test in a cross country race in December, 3 or 6 month ban but we don’t now from when to when and the Spanish marathon team for London will decide in 8th may.
| MEN | Standart from Spanish Federation 2h14:00 | Standart from IAAF 2h17:00 | Which maratón ran in or will run | Best Performances |
| Carles Castillejo | Yes | Yes | --- | Spanish Champion – Directly selected Castellón 2011 – 2h10:09 |
| Pablo Villalobos | Yes | Yes | Hamburgo 29th april | Sevilla 2011 – 2h12:21 Spanish Champion 2010/11 5th European Champ Barcelona 2010 |
| Ricardo Serrano | Yes | Yes | Hamburgo 29th april | Berlín 2011 – 2h13:32 |
| Pedro Nimo | Yes | Yes | París 15th april | Berlín 2011 – 2h13:34 PB 2h12:08 Viena 2009 |
| Rafael Iglesias | No | No | --- | Injured 6th European Champ Barcelona 2010 |
| Chema Martínez | No | Yes | Barcelona 25th march | Londres 2011 – 2h15:25 2th European Champ Barcelona 2010 |
| Ayad Landasem | No | Yes | --- | Lake Biwa 2012 – 2h14:39 |
| Nacho Cáceres | No | No | Rotterdam 15th april | PB 2h12:40 de 2009 |
| José Carlos Hernández | No | No | Barcelona 25th march | PB 2h13:46 Berlín 2010 PB 1h02:57 Santander 2012 |
| Javier Díaz Carretero | No | No | Abril | PB 2h13:47 Sevilla 2010 |
| Jaume Leiva | No | No | Barcelona 25th march | PB 2h17:57 Rotterdam 2011 PB 1h03:36 Granollers 2012 |
| Miguel Ángel Gamonal | No | Yes | Abril | Castellón 2011 – 2h16:58 |
| Iván Galán | No | Yes | To confirm | Castellón 2011 – 2h15:36 |
| Manuel Hurtado | No | Yes | To confirm | Amsterdam 2011 – 2h16:02 |
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