Iván Fernández

Ivan Fernández
Personal information
Full name Ivan Fernández Anaya
Nationality Spanish
Born (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988
Vitoria, Spain[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long-distance running, Marathon
Club A.D. Marathon
Coached by Martin Fiz

Iván Fernández (born 17 February 1983) is a Spanish athlete who competes for Spain internationally.

He competes in long-distance running events, mostly cross country and marathon and is coached by marathon legend Martin Fiz. A video of him showing a lost Abel Mutai where the finish line in the Burlada Cross Country race was, rather than passing him and earning the victory, went viral in January 2013. He was globally praised for his fair play.[2]

Competition record

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

Outdoor[3]

References

  1. "Ivan Fernández". RFEA.
  2. "La Honestidad De Ivan Fernández". RTVE.
  3. "Bio Ivan Fernández" (PDF). RFEA.



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