Carlos Véliz
Encyclopedia
Carlos Véliz is a male shot put
ter from Cuba
. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Brazzaville
.
Véliz's international career began with the World Junior Championships in Beijing
, where he finished in a respectable 6th Place.
Véliz competed at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro
, throwing 19.75m for the bronze medal.
Véliz improved his personal best significantly on the 13th May in Havana
, with a throw of 20.72m. Also in Havana, he took the Central American and Caribbean Championships
Shot Putt title, with a throw of 20.10m. These throws ensured his qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the Shot Putt competition, he eventually finished 12th in Qualifying Group A with a throw of 19.58m, not enough to ensure his progression to the final.
Again, Véliz qualified for a major championships, the World Championships in Berlin
, but once again disappointed on the day, throwing 19.62m, over a metre behind his personal best, and just shy of a metre behind his season best throw of 20.40m
Véliz added to his international medal tally with a bronze medal at the 14th Ibero-American Championships
, with an effort of 20.20m. His seasons best throw was 20.41m.
Véliz made a significant improvement on his personal best, throwing 21.40m at Brazzaville
, catapulting him into the World Top 10 .
thrower as a junior(U20) athlete, and has a personal best throw with the 1.75 kg discus of 55.03m
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
.
Career
- 2006
Véliz's international career began with the World Junior Championships in Beijing
2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Center in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China....
, where he finished in a respectable 6th Place.
- 2007
Véliz competed at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...
, throwing 19.75m for the bronze medal.
- 2008
Véliz improved his personal best significantly on the 13th May in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, with a throw of 20.72m. Also in Havana, he took the Central American and Caribbean Championships
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana, Cuba.-Event summary:...
Shot Putt title, with a throw of 20.10m. These throws ensured his qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the Shot Putt competition, he eventually finished 12th in Qualifying Group A with a throw of 19.58m, not enough to ensure his progression to the final.
- 2009
Again, Véliz qualified for a major championships, the World Championships in Berlin
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites...
, but once again disappointed on the day, throwing 19.62m, over a metre behind his personal best, and just shy of a metre behind his season best throw of 20.40m
- 2010
Véliz added to his international medal tally with a bronze medal at the 14th Ibero-American Championships
Ibero-American Championships
The Ibero-American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics competition for athletes representing Ibero-American countries as well as a number of other Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa...
, with an effort of 20.20m. His seasons best throw was 20.41m.
- 2011
Véliz made a significant improvement on his personal best, throwing 21.40m at Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
, catapulting him into the World Top 10 .
Other Events
Véliz was a promising discusDiscus
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thrower as a junior(U20) athlete, and has a personal best throw with the 1.75 kg discus of 55.03m
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
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| 2006 | World Junior Championships 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Center in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China |
6th | Shot put | |
| 2007 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007... |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 19.75 m |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana, Cuba.-Event summary:... |
Havana, Cuba | 1st | Shot put | 20.10 m |
| World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.... |
Berlin, Germany | 24th | Shot put | 19.62 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites... |
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| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships 2010 Ibero-American Championships The 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain from 4–6 June. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes... |
San Fernando, Spain San Fernando, Spain -External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía... |
3rd | Shot put | 20.20 m |
| 2011 | World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.... |
Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
12th | Shot put | 19.70 m 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put The Men's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.David Storl made a major improvement to achieve a new personal best of 21.50, leading the qualifying round by 45cm .... |
| Pan American Games Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletics competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 23 to October 30 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary Guadalajara Circuit and Route and the Pan American Marathon circuit respectively... |
Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | Shot put | 20.76 m Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's shot put The men's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium... |
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