Ester Navarrete
Ester Navarrete Santana (born 16 March 1990[1]) is a Spanish runner. A nurse by profession, Navarrete requested a leave of absence from her job to focus on athletics full time; her time of 2:24:40 in her debut marathon in Seville clinched her a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics and netted her a Spanish national championship.[2] In the women's marathon at the Olympics, she placed 42nd with a time of 2:32:07.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Navarette has a son who was born in 2021.[3]
International awards
[edit]| European Running Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Medal | Event |
| 2025 | Brussels-Leuven | Gold | Team marathon |
Navarrete won gold in this event as a member of Team Spain, and shared the podium with Fátima Ouhaddou Nafie and Majida Maayouf[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Esther NAVARRETE | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- 1 2 "Ester Navarrete, de la enfermería al maratón olímpico: "Desde que soy madre, no pongo tantos peros al entrenar"". Runner's World (in European Spanish). 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Fleita, Begoña (2024-05-02). "Ester Navarrete, una enfermera en el maratón olímpico de París". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (2025-04-13). "Ouhaddou wins dramatic and historic marathon gold for Spain at Brussels-Leuven 2025". www.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2025-11-23.