Isabel Checa

Isabel Checa Porcel (born December 27, 1982, in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish long-distance runner.^[1] Checa represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10,000 metres. She finished the race in twenty-ninth place by fourteen seconds behind China's Dong Xiaoqin, with a time of 33:17.88.^[2]

Isabel Checa

Personal information
Full name	Isabel Checa Porcel
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 42) Silla, Valencia, Spain
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Club	Tossal Silla Alacant
Coached by	Francisco Serrano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m: 9:02.26 5000 m: 15:26.57 10,000 m: 32:07.78

Checa is the twin sister of long-distance runner Dolores Checa, who also competed for the women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]