Carlos Gats

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Carlos Gats
Carlos Gats en 2012.jpg
Carlos Gats in 2012
Personal information
Born (1969-12-11) 11 December 1969 (age 54)
Buenos Aires, Argentina [1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
ClubCapital Federal

Carlos Alberto Gats (born 11 December 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine athlete specializing in the sprinting events. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, at the 1996 Atlanta Games and 2000 Sydney Games. He is the current national record holder in the 100 and 200 metres outdoors and 200 metres indoors.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1987 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd200 m21.52
1st4 × 100 m relay41.41
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd4 × 100 m relay40.72
1990 South American Games Lima, Peru 3rd100 m10.84
1st200 m22.28
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 6th100m 10.83 (-2.2 m/s)
6th200m 21.98 (-2.6 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay 41.46
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st100m 10.50 w(+3.2 m/s)
2nd200m 20.51 (+1.2 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DNF
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 7th100 m 10.44 (w)
7th200 m 20.86
6th4 × 100 m relay 39.94
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd100 m 10.51
3rd200 m 20.90
3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.78
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 41st (h)200 m 21.02
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.33
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 61st (h)100 m 10.57
29th (qf)200 m 21.15
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd100 m 10.46
4th200 m 21.37
3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.11
World Championships Athens, Greece 50th (h)100 m 10.43
16th (sf)200 m 21.44
Universiade Catania, Italy 7th100 m 10.58
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd100 m 10.23 (NR)
2nd200 m 20.37 (NR)
South American Games Cuenca, Ecuador 2nd100 m10.39
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 32nd (h)60 m 6.82
15th (sf)200 m 21.50
South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.96
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:08.53 (NR)
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 13th (h)100 m 10.62
14th (h)200 m 21.29
World Championships Seville, Spain 49th (h)100 m 10.55
200 m DQ
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th4 × 100 m relay 40.26
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:12.45
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 46th (h)200 m 21.15

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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