María José Poves

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Poves and the second or maternal family name is Novella.

María José Poves

Personal information
Born	(1978-03-16) March 16, 1978
Height
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	20km Race Walk

María José Poves Novella (born March 16, 1978 in Zaragoza) is a Spanish race walker.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	33rd	20 km	1:32:32
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	28th	20 km	1:36:12
2006	World Race Walking Cup	La Coruña, Spain	18th	20 km	1:32:05
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	19th	20 km	1:35:03
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	20 km	1:35:06
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	8th	20 km	1:29:31
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	17th	20 km	1:30:52
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, México	10th	20km	1:35:38
2011	European Race Walking Cup	Olhão, Portugal	8th	20 km	1:32:36
			2nd	Team - 20 km	22 pts
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	–	20km	DQ
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	3rd	20km	1:29:10
	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	12th	20 km	1:29:36
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	15th	20km	1:28:46
2015	European Race Walking Cup	Murcia, Spain	18th	20 km	1:31:16
			5th	Team - 20 km	39 pts
	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th	20 km walk	1:31:06

References

• sports-reference
• María José Poves profile at IAAF