Aimara Nazareno (born 30 November 2001) is an Ecuadorian sprinter. In 2024, she became national champion in the 100 metres.[1]

Aimara Nazareno
Personal information
NationalityEcuadorian
Born (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.20 (Salamanca, 2024)
200m: 22.96 (Quito, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ecuador
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo 100 m
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cascavel 4x100m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cascavel 4x400m relay

Career

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She became South American U23 champion in the 4x100m relay in Cascavel in 2022. At the same event, she was a silver medalist in the 4x400m relay.[2][3]

She won bronze at the 2023 South American Athletics Championships in the 100 metres in São Paulo.[4] She competed at the 2023 Pan American Games.[5] She reached the final of the 200 metres but was disqualified for a false start.[6]

In 2024, she became national champion in the 100 metres.[7] She ran as part of the Ecuadorian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] She won gold in the 200 metres at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in Cuiabá, Brazil, in May 2024.[9]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Aimara Nazareno". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Gold for Ecuadorian women's relay in South American in Brazil". vistazo. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Anahí Suárez and Aimara Nazareno, in the fight for gold in the 200 meter dash at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". Eluniverso. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ Bregman, Scott (2 November 2023). "Santiago 2023 - Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino cruises to gold in women's 200m at the Pan Am Games". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ecuadorian Championships". World Athletics. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "TIME BRASIL SHINES IN THE IBERO-AMERICAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP". panamsports. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.