Lucía Carrillo

Lucía Carrillo
Carillo in 2022
Personal information
Born (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
World Relay Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Gaborone4×100 m relay

Lucía Carrillo (born 4 January 2002) is a Spanish sprinter. She was a bronze medalist at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay.[1]

Biography

From Burgos,[2] Carillo placed fourth in the 200 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[3] In Tallinn later that year, Carrillo ran a personal best for the 200 m of 23.55 seconds in the semi-final of the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships. In the final, she ran 23.80 and finished in sixth place overall.[4][5]

In August 2022, she represented Spain at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, running a time of 23.64 seconds.[6] Later that year, she won the bronze medal in the 100 m at the U23 Mediterranean Championships in Pescara with a time of 11.62 seconds, finishing behind the French runners Chloé Galet and Mallory Leconte.[7]

In 2024, Carrillo broke the Castilla and León U23 and overall record for the 60 meters flat, with a time of 7.40 seconds, to hold six Castilla and León indoor records in total, holding the 60 and 200 metres records in the under-20, under-23 and all-time list.[8]

Carrillo was part of the Spanish team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays.[9] That summer, she placed second over 100 metres at the Spanish Athletics Championships, running 11.36 seconds.[10]

Carillo was named in the Spanish team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[11][12][13] On the opening day she ran as part the women's 4x100m relay team alongside Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera and Maribel Pérez as they ran 42.26 to win the first heat ahead of Canada and qualifying for the final with the second-fastest overall time, surpassed only by Jamaica.[14] The following day, the quartet won the bronze medal in the final behind Jamaica and Canada.[15] In August, She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucía Carrillo". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Romero, Roman (27 August 2025). "Dani Arce, Eva Santidrián and Lucía Carrillo will compete in the World Championships in Tokyo". Revistaforofos. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 Aug 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "LUCIA CARRILLO, SIXTH IN THE EUROPEAN UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fetacyl. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lucía Carrillo wins bronze at the Mediterranean Union Championship". revistaforofos.com. 11 Sep 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lucía Carrillo breaks the absolute record of Castilla y León in the 60-meter dash". Fetacyl. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Romero, Roman (18 April 2025). "Eva Santidrián and Lucía Carrillo, to the World Relays". Revistaforofos. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Romero, Roman (20 April 2026). "Eva Santidrián and Lucía Carrillo, called up for the World Relay Championships". Revistaforofos. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Spain at the 2026 World Relays in athletics: when is the World Relays, who is competing and how to watch it". Olympics.com. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "EspañaAtletismo quiere volver a brillar en los World Athletics Relays". Atletismorfea.es. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Spanish relays unleash their potential in Gaborone". Atletismorfea.es. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Esperança Cladera, bronce con el 4x100 en los World Relays de Botswana". Mallorcadiario. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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