Argentine long/triple jumper
Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in Villa Carlos Paz[1]) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina.[2][3]
Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.
International competitions
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Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Argentina
|
1984
|
South American Youth Championships
|
Tarija, Bolivia
|
6th
|
100 m
|
13.1 s A
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
50.9 s A
|
1987
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
8th
|
High jump
|
1.55 m
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
5.68 m
|
1989
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Montevideo, Uruguay
|
3rd
|
High jump
|
1.66 m
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
5.98 m
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
5.88 m
|
1990
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.16 m
|
South American Games
|
Lima, Peru
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.12 m
|
1991
|
Pan American Games
|
Havana, Cuba
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.32 m
|
1992
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
12.82 m (+1.0 m/s)
|
1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
10th
|
Triple jump
|
13.35 m
|
South American Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.45 m (w)
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.91 m
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
22nd (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.23 m
|
–
|
Triple jump
|
NM
|
1994
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.58 m (+1.9 m/s)
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.18 m (+2.0 m/s)
|
4th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
46.97
|
South American Games
|
Valencia, Venezuela
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.51 m
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.12 m
|
1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.52 m
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
13.84 m (w)
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.58 m
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.34 m
|
3rd
|
Heptathlon
|
5290 pts
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
24th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.39 m
|
25th (q)
|
Triple jump
|
13.41 m
|
1996
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
4th
|
Long jump
|
6.22 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
32nd (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.00 m
|
1997
|
South American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
4th
|
100 m hurdles
|
14.48
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.26 m (w)
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.76 m
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
33rd (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.08 m
|
28th (q)
|
Triple jump
|
13.45 m
|
1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.41 m
|
4th
|
Triple jump
|
13.36 m
|
South American Games
|
Cuenca, Ecuador
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.36 m
|
1st
|
Triple jump
|
13.60 m
|
1999
|
South American Championships
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.59 m (w)
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
13.57 m
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
11th
|
Long jump
|
6.03 m
|
7th
|
Triple jump
|
13.40 m
|
2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.41 m
|
–
|
Triple jump
|
NM
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
32nd (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.11 m
|
2001
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
5.99 m
|