Saúl Ordóñez

Spanish middle-distance runner

Saúl Ordóñez

Ordóñez in 2018

Personal information

Full name

Saúl Ordóñez Gavela

Nationality

Spanish

Born

(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30)
Ponferrada, Spain^[1]

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

63 kg (139 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event

800 metres

Club

At. Salamanca (2012–2015)
New Balance Team (2016–)

Coached by

Uriel Reguero

Medal record

World Indoor Championships

	2018 Birmingham	800 m

Saúl Ordóñez Gavela (born 10 April 1994) is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.^[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. Earlier he won a silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He holds the Spanish national record in the distance with 1:43.65.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	24th (h)	1500 m	3:56.14
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	800 m	1:48.23
2016	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	800 m	1:48.12
2016	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.73
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	800 m	1:48.01
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th (sf)	800 m	1:46.82
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	1st	4 x 1,5 km mixed relay	16:10
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	-	1500 m	DNF
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	22nd (h)	800 m	1:45.98
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	18th (h)	1500 m	3:43.67
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	26th (h)	800 m	1:51.72
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (sf)	800 m	1:44.74