Clara Fernández
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole Vault | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Pole vault 4.25m (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Clara Fernández (born 22 October 2003) is a Spanish pole vaulter. A successful junior athlete, she was runner-up at the 2025 Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]
Early life
She is from Sant Cugat del Vallès, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. As a youngster she participated in pole vault.[2]
Career
She is a member of Club Muntanyenc Sant Cugat.[3] She won the Spanish U16 Indoor Championships in the pole vault, clearing 3.66m in 2018. Later that year, she increased her personal best to 3.81 metres, and then 3.85 metres, a Spanish U16 best.[4][5]
She won a silver medal at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, at the age of 15 years-old.[6][3] She became Spanish U18 champion in 2019 with a Catalan U18 best of 3.91 metres.[7] That year, she cleared 4 metres for the first time. She retained her Spanish U18 title in 2020, and later made her debut at the senior national championships, finishing 9th in Madrid in September 2020.[4][8]
She became Spanish U20 champion in 2021 and later increased her personal best to 4.05 metres. She competed in Tallinn at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships, but did not reach the final. In 2022, she retained her Spanish U20 title.[4] She competed at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, without reaching the final.[9]
She was a silver medalist at the Spanish U23 indoor championship in Malaga, in February 2023.[10][11] The following year, she won the Spanish U23 indoor championship.[12]
In February 2025, she finished second at the Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships, behind Maialen Axpe, but with a new personal best height of 4.25 metres.[13][14] In July 2025, she won the pole vault at the outdoor Spanish U23 Championships in Badajoz.[15][16]
Personal life
Fernández has a large social media following, largely due to her attractive physical appearance, and has been called an influencer. Fernández is also a Nike athlete.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Clara Fernández". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Spanish pole vaulter Clara Fernandez excels on global stage while garnering social media fame". Mundo Deportivo. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ a b Lopez Puig, Alex (26 July 2019). "L'atleta Clara Fernández, subcampiona en el Festival Olímpic de la Joventut Europea". Totsantcugat.cat. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ a b c Filipova, Viliyana (September 20, 2024). "Spanish athlete Clara Fernandez". Femisports. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "CLARA FERNÁNDEZ, SPANISH UNDER-16 POLE RECORD". fctatlestisme. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (25 July 2019). "Ireland's Adeleke completes sprint double at Summer European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ Lopez Puig, Alex (29 June 2019). "Fernández, Pérez, Monsó and Sala make the podium at the state under-18 athletics championships". Totsantcugat.
- ^ "Spanish Championships". World Athletics. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ Hendricks, Jaclyn (June 4, 2023). "Clara Fernandez likened to the 'Paige Spiranac' of track and field". New York Post. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ Ballart, Nielo (6 February 2023). "Clara Fernández, silver in pole vault at the Spanish U23 Championship". Totsantcugat. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Clara Fernández, Spanish runner-up in pole vault". Nacio Digital. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Ballart, Nielo (9 February 2025). "Clara Fernández, gold medal in the Spanish U-23 Athletics Championship". Totsantcugat. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Spanish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ Bilbao Atxutegi, Josu (23 Feb 2025). "Maialen Axpek urrea lortu du Madrilen". Goiena.eus. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Two triple crowns and four championship records in Badajoz". Atletismorfeo. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Spanish U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Whealen, Chloe (7 June 2023). "Meet Clara Fernandez — the Paige Spiranac of track and field". News.com.au. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Clara Fernandez Is The Paige Spiranac Of Pole Vaulting". Outkick. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.