Nuria Fernández

Nuria Fernández Domínguez

Nuria Fernández (5) in Barcelona 2010
Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1976-08-16) August 16, 1976 (age 40) Lucerne, Switzerland
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m
Medal record Representing  Spain Women's athletics European Championships 2010 Barcelona 1500 m 2012 Helsinki 1500 m European Indoor Championships 2011 Paris 1500 m

Nuria Fernández Domínguez (born 16 August 1976 in Luzern, Switzerland) is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specialises in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors.

Fernández has represented Spain at the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics as well as at the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She has also represented Spain at four European Championships in Athletics, three World Athletics Indoor Championships and four European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Fernández's best result came at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics where she won gold in the 1500 m, ahead of France's Hind Dehiba and Spain's Natalia Rodriguez. Following that result, she won silver at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics held in Paris, behind Russia's Elena Arzhakova. After a number of athletes were disqualified, Fernandez also won gold at the 2012 European Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki. She also finished fourth in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and fourth again in the 3000 m at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships.