Tamara Gómez Garrido

Tamara Gómez Garrido (born 1991 in Elche) is a Spanish professional triathlete and member of the National High Performance Team (Deportistas de Alto Nivel).

In 2010, Tamara Gómez had her definite breakthrough. She won the National Junior Championships, placed third at the Spanish University Championships, and she won the silver medal at the Spanish Duathlon Championships (Junior).

In the same year she also started her international career and took part at three European elite cups and at two junior championships. At the European Junior Duathlon Championships she won the gold medal in the team competition.

Like Carolina Routier, Tamara Gómez Garrido lives in the Spanish Triathlon High Performance Centre Residencia Joaquín Blume in Madrid and studies veterinary medicine at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

In Spain, Tamara Gómez Garrido represented Atletisme Crevillent and CERR Strands Triathlon. She is a member of the Federación de Triatlón de la Comunitat Valenciana.

ITU Competitions In the year 2010 when Gómez Garrido had her ITU debut, she took part in 6 ITU competitions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are Olympic Distance Triathlons and refer to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank 2010-04-30 Duathlon European Championships (Junior) Nancy 14 2010-04-30 Duathlon European Championships (Junior/Team) Nancy 1 2010-06-12 Premium European Cup Pontevedra 26 2010-07-03 European Championships (Junior) Athlone 30 2010-08-15 European Cup Geneva DNF 2010-08-22 European Cup Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) 15 2011-04-09 European Cup Quarteira 23 2011-04-30 Cross Triathlon World Championships (U23) Extremadura 5 2011-05-29 Premium European Cup Brasschaat 26