María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975) is a Spanish
race walker
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.
She won the bronze medal in the
20 km at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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and the
2007 World Championships in Osaka. Vasco was also a gold and bronze medalist at the
IAAF Race Walking Championships. She was born in
Viladecans
Viladecans () is a town near Barcelona, Spain. It is located between Sant Boi de Llobregat and Sant Climent de Llobregat, and is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between El Prat de Llobregat and Gavà. It has a hospital, which serves the su ...
near
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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.
International competitions
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasco, Maria
1975 births
Living people
Athletes from Barcelona
Spanish female race walkers
Sportswomen from Catalonia
Olympic athletes for Spain
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
World Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
Spanish Athletics Championships winners