Lucía Vaamonde

Lucía Vaamonde
Personal information
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1949-12-13) 13 December 1949
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
100 metres hurdles
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Volleyball
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place1965 QuitoWomen's tournament

Lucía Vaamonde (born 13 December 1949) is a Venezuelan hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Vaamonde was formerly an international volleyball player for Venezuela. She won the silver medal in volleyball at the 1965 Bolivarian Games and played for the Venezuela women's national volleyball team in volleyball at the 1967 Pan American Games.[2][3] She was convinced by Gisela Vidal to start track and field to get in shape for volleyball.[4]

Vaamonde represented the Cal State East Bay Pioneers in early women's collegiate competition, anchoring their team to win the sprint medley relay at the 1972 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5] In 1973, she represented the Denver CityHawks and in 1974 she was a member of the winning Texas Woman's Pioneers team.[6][7]

Vaamonde lived with Marilyn King in Fremont, California, until the 1972 Olympics, after which King planned to move with Vaamonde back to Venezuela to train under Vaamonde's father.[8]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Venezuela
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 5th Long jump 5.75 m
5th Pentathlon 4153 pts
Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 100 m hurdles 14.8
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 47.5
1st Long jump 5.78 m
1st Pentathlon 4403 pts
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 5.36 m
2nd Pentathlon 4333 pts
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 5th Pentathlon 3831 pts
1973 Bolivarian Games Panama City, Panama 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 48.2
2nd Long jump 5.87 m
2nd Pentathlon 3825 pts
1976 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 23rd (h) 100 m hurdles 19.17

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucía Vaamonde Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cal State coed has eye on Olympics". The Argus (Fremont). 21 September 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Women Volleyball V Juegos Bolivarianos 1965 Guayaquil, Ecuador - Winner Peru". todor66.com.
  4. ↑ "Vaamonde Preparing For Pan-Am". Denton Record-Chronicle. 18 July 1975. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "CAL STATE HAYWARD NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 21. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "TWU Wins Track Title". Denton Record-Chronicle. 28 April 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "A beginning today for Marilyn King". Staten Island Advance. 2 September 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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