Ana Prieto

Ana Prieto
Personal information
Born (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.75 (Bergen, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Bergen 4x400 m relay

Ana Prieto (born 17 October 2005) is a Spanish sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.[1]

Career

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She is from Algeciras and Los Barrios in Andalusia and trains under athletics coach Saúl Sáez as a member of Algeciras Bay Athletics Club.[2][3]

She competed for Spain at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, reaching the final of the 400 metres, placing seventh overall.[4][5]

Competing at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, in July 2025 she won a silver medal as a member of the Spanish women's 4 x 400 metres relay team which finished behind Great Britain.[6][7] She had previously placed fourth in the 400 metres at the Championships, running a personal best 51.75 seconds in the final.[8]

She was selected as part of the Spanish team at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, and she ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres race.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Ana Prieto". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Ana Prieto from Barreña, runner-up in the European Under-23 Championship with the national 4x400 meter relay". Europasur.es. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Algeciras natives Ana Prieto and Alejandro Rueda will compete in the European Under-20 Athletics Championships". Diarioarea. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Ana Prieto (Bahia), from Barrera, finalist in the 400m at the European under-20 championships". Europasur.es. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Great Britain and Spain win thrilling 4x400m finals in European U23 records". European Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  8. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. ^ "These are the 56 Spanish athletes who will compete in the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo". Runnersworld. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.