Nancy Vallecilla
Encyclopedia
Nancy Vallecilla is a retired female athlete from Ecuador
, who competed in the hurdling
events and the heptathlon
. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, who competed in the hurdling
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
events and the heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Olympic Games 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament... |
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— | Heptathlon | DNF |
| — | 100m hurdles | DNS | |||
| 1981 | South American Championships 1981 South American Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:A = affected by altitude-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics... |
La Paz, Bolivia | 2nd | 100m hurdles | |
| 2nd | 400m hurdles | ||||
| 1985 | South American Championships 1985 South American Championships in Athletics The 33rd South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile in September 1985.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics... |
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2nd | Heptathlon | |