Carolina Torres
Chilean pole vaulter (born 1979)
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Carolina Alejandra Torres Guzmán (born March 16, 1979) is a Chilean pole vaulter and former heptathlete.
BornMarch 16, 1979
Temuco, Chile
SportTrack and field
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| Born | March 16, 1979 Temuco, Chile | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Medal record
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She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, vaulting her personal best of 4.30 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Chile | |||||
| 1996 | South American Junior Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 3rd | Heptathlon | 4277 pts |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.21 s |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.81 | |||
| 5th | Pole vault | 3.70 m | |||
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.30 m | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | – | Pole vault | NM | |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 9th | Pole vault | 3.90 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 33rd (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m | |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | Pole vault | 4.10 m |
| South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.25 m | |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.10 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.10 m |
References
- Carolina Torres at World Athletics
- Carolina Torres at Olympics.com
- Carolina Torres at Olympedia
- Carolina Torres at InterSportStats
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