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Paula Blanquer is an athlete specialising in the 60 and 100 m hurdles, where she stands out for her speed, technique and potential in Spanish athletics. The daughter of the illustrious Rafa Blanquer, one of the best-known figures in Spanish athletics, Paula continues a sporting tradition marked by passion, hard work and commitment to the sport. Her progression through the youth categories makes her one of the most promising Spanish hurdlers on the current scene.
Getting to know Paula Blanquer a little
Paula Blanquer Iglesias (Valencia, 1/07/2003) is a young athlete who has excelled over 100 m and 60 m hurdles, competing for Valencia Club de Atletismo and the Spanish national team. She took up athletics at the age of 6 at the Valencia Club de Atletismo school, and it is with this club that she has built her entire sporting career. She began competing in the U14 category and the result she is most proud of is her 2025 Spanish senior indoor title in Madrid.
Sporting achievements…
Main results:
-1st, Spanish Short Track Championships, 60 m hurdles, Madrid 2025
-2nd, Spanish Outdoor Championships, 100 m hurdles, Málaga 2026
-3rd, Spanish Short Track Championships, 60 m hurdles, Valencia 2026
-Three-time Spanish U23 champion over 60 m hurdles
-6th in the world in the U20 category over 100 m hurdles
-5th in Europe in the U23 category over 100 m hurdles
-3rd at the Ibero-American Championships, senior, 100 m hurdles
-1st at the Mediterranean Championships, U23, 60 m hurdles
Personal bests:
-100 m hurdles: 13.07
-60 m hurdles: 8.10
What you might not know about Paula…
Paula has a degree in primary education teaching. She belongs to one of the great dynasties of Spanish athletics. The daughter of Rafa Blanquer Alcantud, the first Spaniard to break the eight-metre barrier in the long jump, and of Begoña Iglesias, one of the finest 400 m hurdles specialists of her generation, Paula has grown up around elite sport from her earliest years. With that legacy as her inspiration, she has been building her own path in athletics, combining talent, discipline and a competitive personality that is set on establishing an identity of her own in the sport.
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