Josefa Vicent

Josefa Vicent

Josefa Vicent aided at the end of the 400-metre race in the 1968 Summer Olympics (an exhausted Olajumoke Bodunrin in the background)
Personal information
Full name	Josefa Vicent Riesgo
Nationality	Uruguayan
Born	(1950-05-07) 7 May 1950 Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Josefa Vicent Riesgo (born 7 May 1950) is a Uruguayan sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She is the most successful athlete for Uruguay in the history of the South American championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Uruguay
1966	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	100 m	12.2
			1st	200 m	25.7
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	50.3
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	4th (h)	100 m	12.5
			4th	200 m	25.2
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.5
1968	South American Junior Championships	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	1st	100 m	11.9
			1st	200 m	25.0
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	50.0
	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	40th (h)	100 m	12.5
			33rd (h)	200 m	24.8
			25th (h)	400 m	56.3
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	100 m	11.9
			2nd	200 m	24.6
			1st	400 m	56.1
1971	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	11th (sf)	200 m	25.08
			9th (h)	400 m	56.13
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	100 m	12.3
			1st	200 m	24.4
			1st	400 m	54.9
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.2
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	28th (h)	200 m	25.091
			41st (h)	400 m	55.33
1974	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	8th	200 m	25.3
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.2
1975	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	100 m	12.0
			5th	200 m	25.0
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.4

¹Did not start in the quarterfinals

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.8 (1969)
• 200 metres – 24.4 (1971)
• 400 metres – 54.9 (1971)