Josefa Vicent

Josefa Vicent Riesgo (born 7 May 1950) is a Uruguayan sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1] She is the most successful athlete for Uruguay in the history of the South American championships.^[2]

Josefa Vicent

Josefa Vicent aided at the end of the 400-metre race in the 1968 Summer Olympics (an exhausted Olajumoke Bodunrin in the background)
Personal information
Full name	Josefa Vicent Riesgo
Nationality	Uruguayan
Born	(1950-05-07) 7 May 1950 (age 75) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Uruguay
1966	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	100 m	12.2
			1st	200 m	25.7
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	50.3
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	4th	100 m	25.2
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.5
1968	South American Junior Championships	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	1st	100 m	11.9
			1st	200 m	25.0
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	50.0
	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	40th (h)	100 m	12.5
			33rd (h)	200 m	24.8
			25th (h)	400 m	56.3
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	100 m	11.9
			2nd	200 m	24.6
			1st	400 m	56.1
1971	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	11th (sf)	200 m	25.08
			9th (h)	400 m	56.13
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	100 m	12.3
			1st	200 m	24.4
			1st	400 m	54.9
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.2
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	28th (h)	200 m	25.091
			41st (h)	400 m	55.33
1974	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	8th	200 m	25.3
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.2
1975	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	100 m	12.0
			5th	200 m	25.0
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:56.4

¹Did not start in the quarterfinals

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.8 (1969)
• 200 metres – 24.4 (1971)
• 400 metres – 54.9 (1971)