Lucía Santamaría

Getting to know Lucía Santamaría a little

Lucía Santamaría González (Valencia, 25/04/2004) is an athlete who has excelled over 400 m, 400 m hurdles and, above all, 800 m, competing for CD Metaesport Riba-roja de Túria as well as for the Valencian and Spanish national teams. She took up athletics at the age of 12 at the Valencian Federation’s athletics school and has worn the colours of Club Atletismo Quart de Poblet, Club Atletismo Silla and, currently, Club Deportivo Metaesport Riba-roja de Túria. She began competing in the U14 category and the result she is most proud of is her gold medal over 800 m at the Spanish U20 Indoor Championships (Sabadell, 2023).

Sporting achievements…

Her best results:

-1st, Spanish U20 Indoor Championships, 800 m, Sabadell 2023

-3rd, Spanish U20 Outdoor Championships, 800 m, Soria 2023

-3rd, Spanish U23 Short Track Championships, 800 m, Antequera 2024

-Runner-up, Spanish U23 Club Cross-Country Championships, Itálica 2024

Her personal bests:

-400 m: 57:18

-800 m: 2:09:67

What you might not know about Lucía…

Lucía combines her sporting career with a vocation for teaching. She is studying Teacher Training at the University of Valencia, driven by her passion for children and for sport. She works as an athletics coach at Club Atletismo Quart de Poblet, where she trains boys and girls in the U12 category, passing on values such as hard work and team spirit. She also loves to travel and to keep growing through new experiences.