Ainhoa Murúa
 Murúa at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ainhoa Murúa Zubizarreta |
| Born | 18 July 1978 (age 46) Zarautz, Guipúzcoa, Spain |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
Ainhoa Murúa Zubizarreta[a] (born 18 July 1978) is a Basque triathlete who competed for Spain.
Murúa participated in the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-fourth place with a total time of 2:09:27.91. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she finished in 28th place, with a time of 2:04:48:07.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she came 7th with a time of 2:00:56.00.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Having won numerous Triathlon in his native Basque Country (greater region), Ainhoa Murúa took part in his first international triathlon in 2001.[4] Winning one World Cup and several European titles throughout her career, Murúa took part in three Triathlon at the Summer Olympics, her best result being seventh place at the Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and finished Europe Triathlon Championships the same year.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Murúa and the second or maternal family name is Zubizarreta.
References
[edit]- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Women's Triathlon". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Women's Triathlon". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ainhoa Murúa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Ainhoa Murua results". triathlon.org. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Iñigo Mujika (6 October 2013). "Much more than an excellent athlete". inigomujika.com. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Ainhoa Murua Zubizarreta at World Triathlon (archive)
- Ainhoa Murua Zubizarreta at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
- Ainhoa Murua at Olympics.com
- Ainhoa Murúa at Olympedia
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- 1978 births
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- Spanish female triathletes
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- Olympic triathletes for Spain
- Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People from Zarautz
- Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa
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