Berta Segura

Berta Segura (born 6 June 2003) is a Spanish sprinter. She became Spanish champion in 2024 over 400 metres.

Career

In July 2021, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team that won silver at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn.

In May 2022, she won gold in a Spanish U23 record time in the 4x400m relay at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. In August 2022, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team qualified for the final of the 2022 European Athletics Championships, in Munich, in which they finished eighth. In August 2022, she qualified for the final of the 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, placing sixth overall.

In July 2023, she was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team which won bronze at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.

Segura was part of the Spanish 4x400m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.

Segura was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024. Her Spanish 4x400m relay team qualified for the final and placed seventh overall. They set a new Spanish national record time 3:25.25, more than two seconds lower than the previous national best. She also reached the semi finals of the individual 400 metres, running a Catalan record time of 51.92 seconds.

On 29 June 2024, she became Spanish champion over 400 metres in La Nucia, running a personal best time of 51.68 seconds. She was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.

Personal life

Segura is from Lleida in Catalonia.

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