Aauri Bokesa

Aauri Bokesa
	Bokesa in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
Nationality	Spanish
Born	14 December 1988 (age 36); Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m

Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia (born 14 December 1988) is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she was 6th in Round 1 with a time of 53.67.^[1]^[2] At the 2016 Olympics, she was 6th again in her first round heat, in a time of 53.51.^[3] Bokesa also plays basketball for the women's counterpart of CB Estudiantes.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	6th (S)	400 m	54.25
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	11th (h)	400 m	56.05
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.49
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	15th	400 m	54.09
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	400 m	52.47
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.00
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th (h)	400 m	53.67
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th (h)	400 m	53.61
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th	400 m	51.94
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	8th	400 m	52.39
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	16th (h)	400 m	53.80
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	38th (h)	400 m	52.98
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	10th	400 m	52.39
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.57
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th (h)	400 m	53.51
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	15th	400 m	53.80
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.54
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.18
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	23rd (h)	400 m	53.45
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	31st (h)	400 m	53.64
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	6th	Mixed 4 × 400 m relay	3:19.65
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	21st (sf)	400 m	51.57
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th (h)	Mixed 4 × 400 m relay	3:09.14
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.87
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.70

Personal life

Bokesa's parents are from Basacato del Este, Bioko Norte Province, Equatorial Guinea.^[5]

References

^ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aauri Bokesa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia
^ "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^ "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes (in español). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ "Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana". 20 minutos (in español). 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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[1] "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aauri Bokesa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Full name: Aauri Lorena Bokesa Abia

[3] "Aauri Lorena Bokesa". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

[4] "Aauri Bokesa: "Se ha cumplido mi sueño"". CB Estudiantes (in español). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[5] "Aauri Bokessa, talento español con sangre guineana". 20 minutos (in español). 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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