Mónica Pont
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pont and the second or maternal family name is Chafer.
Mónica Pont Chafer (born 3 June 1969 in Bufali, Valencia) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 13 April 1995, clocking 2:30:34.[1] She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, where she finished in 14th place.[2]
Pont set her personal best (2:27:53) in the classic distance in the 1996 Osaka International Ladies Marathon.[3] Her time from that event was then the second-best Spanish women's marathon time recorded, and it remains the Valencian record.[4] Pont also set the Valencian record for the half-marathon in an event in Barcelona 1996, at 1:12:27,[3] and held it for 22 years until Marta Esteban broke it in 2017.[4]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Spain | |||||
| 1995 | Rotterdam Marathon[1] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:34 |
| World Championships[5] | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | Marathon | 2:31:53 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games[2] | Atlanta, United States | 14th | Marathon | 2:33:27 |
- ^ a b "Names in the News", Los Angeles Times, April 24, 1995
- ^ a b "Marathon Women", Atlanta 1996, International Olympic Committee, retrieved 2020-09-23
- ^ a b "Monica Pont", Athlete Profile, World Athletics, retrieved 2020-09-23
- ^ a b Vicente Belda, José (13 February 2017), "Marta Esteban tumba un récord de Mónica Pont" [Marta Esteban breaks a record of Mónica Pont], Superdeporte (in Spanish)
- ^ "Marathon women", 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, World Athletics, retrieved 2020-09-23