American sprinter (b1961)
Sandra Myers (born January 9, 1961, in Little River, Kansas ) is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States . She became US champion at 400 metres hurdles in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since. In 1991 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships .
Myers attended college at California State University, Northridge [ 1]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing United States 1981 World Cup Rome , Italy 7th 400 m hurdles 59.95 Representing Spain 1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th (sf) 60 m 7.32 12th Long jump 6.12 m Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 1st 100m 11.47 (+0.0 m/s) A 3rd Long jump 6.38 m A 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.47 A Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 43rd (h) 100 m 11.86 1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 6th 100 m 11.36 5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.62 1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow , United Kingdom 4th 200 m 23.08 European Championships Split , Yugoslavia 4th 200 m 22.38 Ibero-American Championships Manaus , Brazil 1st 100m 11.50 (+0.6 m/s) 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.60 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.2 1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 400 m 50.99 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.86 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 400 m 49.78 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.08 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.57 1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa , Italy 1st 400 m 51.21 1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto , Canada 4th 400 m 51.45 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th 400 m 51.22 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th (h) 400 m 51.93 1 1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th (sf) 400 m 51.45 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (sf) 400 m 51.03 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.71 1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm , Sweden 1st 200 m 23.15 Olympic Games Atlanta , United States 20th (qf) 200 m 23.20 14th (sf) 400 m 51.42
1 Did not finish in the semifinals
1969–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Distance :The event was competed at 200 meters during 1969–1972