Official Site of the Huskers · Sep 25, 2019
Restrepo Becomes First Female IAAF Vice President
Former Nebraska track sprinter Ximena Restrepo was selected as the new Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federation on Wednesday. Restrepo, the 1992 Olympic 400-meter bronze medalist from Colombia, will become the first woman to serve as an IAAF Vice President.
"Ximena is a former athlete which is tremendously helpful when you are driving the sport forward," IAAF President Sebastian Coe said. "I am delighted that we have for the very first time elected a female Vice President and that she will be joined by seven other women on the council. This is a historic moment."