Iván Fernández (athlete)

Iván Fernández Anaya (born 10 June 1988) is a Spanish athlete who competes for Spain internationally.

Ivan Fernández
Personal information
Full nameIvan Fernández Anaya
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 36)
Vitoria, Spain[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long-distance running, Marathon
ClubC.A.El Prado
Coached byMartín Fiz, Santi Pérez

He competes in long-distance running events, mostly cross country and marathon and has been coached by Martín Fiz,[2] and Santi Pérez.[3] A video went viral in January 2013 capturing the moment when Fernández realized that Abel Mutai had misunderstood the signage, and shoved him forward towards the finish line at the Burlada Cross Country race, rather than passing Mutai and winning the race himself. He was globally praised for his sportsmanship.[4][5][6]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
2005 Youth Summer Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 6th 2000 m steeplechase 6:08.25
World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 13th (h) 2000 m steeplechase 6:29.77
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 5th 10.000 m 30:37.77
2014 Ibero-American Championships Sao Paulo, Brazil 3rd 5000 m 13:59.61
2016 European Athletics Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 72nd Half marathon 1:09:38
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom - Marathon DNF

Personal bests

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Outdoor[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivan Fernández". RFEA.
  2. ^ "Honesty of the long-distance runner". El Paiz. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ Santiago Perez, The-Sports.org
  4. ^ "La Honestidad De Iván Fernández". RTVE.
  5. ^ Spanish Runner Intentionally Loses To Abel Mutai, After The Kenyan Mistook The Finish Line (Video), Nairobi Wire, 22 January 2013
  6. ^ Michael Katz. Heartwarming proof that sportsmanship is not dead, USA TODAY, January 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bio Ivan Fernández" (PDF). RFEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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