Spain at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

Spain competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Spain at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	ESP
National federation	Real Federación Española de Atletismo
Website	www.rfea.es
in Beijing
Competitors	40
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

The following competitors from Spain won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Miguel Ángel López	20 kilometres walk	23 August

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kevin López	800 metres	1:46.06	3 Q	1:45.84	10	did not advance
David Bustos	1500 metres	3:38.75	10 Q	3:42.48	12	did not advance
Víctor Corrales		3:44.76	33	did not advance
Adel Mechaal		3:46.05	37	did not advance
Alemayehu Bezabeh	5000 metres	13:54.13	27	—		did not advance
Jesús España		13:51.47	26	—		did not advance
Ilias Fifa		13:28.29	13	—		did not advance
Yidiel Contreras	110 metres hurdles	13.48	19	13.57	21	did not advance
Roberto Aláiz	3000 metres steeplechase	DNF		—		did not advance
Fernando Carro		8:38.05	14	—		did not advance
Sebastián Martos		8:50.20	26	—		did not advance
Carles Castillejo	Marathon	—				DNF
Javier Guerra		—				2:17:00	13
Diego García	20 kilometres walk	—				1:24.52	29
Miguel Ángel López		—				1:19:14 PB
Álvaro Martín		—				1:22.04	16
Francisco Arcilla	50 kilometres walk	—				4:07:23 SB	35
Jesús Ángel García		—				3:46:43 SB	9
Benjamin Sánchez		—				DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Pablo Torrijos	Triple jump	16.32	20	did not advance
Adrián Vallés	Pole vault	5.40	31	did not advance
Borja Vivas	Shot put	19.28	24	did not advance
Lois Maikel Martínez	Discus throw	58.01	28	did not advance
Javier Cienfuegos	Hammer throw	70.96	29	did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Pau Tonnesen	Result	11.26 PB	7.21	13.74	2.04	50.24 PB	15.12	45.28	4.80	60.42 PB	5:33.73	7606	18
	Points	804	864	712	840	804	835	773	849	744	381
Jorge Ureña	Result	10.99	7.30	12.74	2.01	49.17 PB	14.41	35.20	NM	53.17	4:42.21	6858	21
	Points	863	886	651	813	853	922	568	0	636	666

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aauri Bokesa	400 metres	52.98	38	did not advance
Esther Guerrero	800 metres	2:02.64	36	did not advance
Trihas Gebre	10000 metres	—				32:20.87	16
Caridad Jerez	100 metres hurdles	13.27	29	did not advance
Alessandra Aguilar	Marathon	—				2:33:42	17
Laura García-Caro	20 kilometres walk	—				1:36:22	32
Raquel González		—				1:32:00	14
María José Poves		—				1:31:06 SB	10

On 22 August 2015 it was reported that Josephine Onyia had tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Spanish athletics championships and that she had been pulled from the World Championships.

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Ruth Beitia	High jump	1.92	1 q	1.99	5
María del Mar Jover	Long jump	NM		did not advance
Naroa Agirre	Pole vault	4.45	16	did not advance
Úrsula Ruiz	Shot put	16.36	23	did not advance
Sabina Asenjo	Discus throw	58.04	24	did not advance
Laura Redondo	Hammer throw	63.86	29	did not advance

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

External links

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