Carlos Sala

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Carlos Sala
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Sala Molera
Nickname(s)Charli
Born20 March 1960 (1960-03-20) (age 63)
Barcelona, Spain
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CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Athletics

Carlos Sala Molera [lower-alpha 1] (born 20 March 1960 in Barcelona, Catalonia), nicknamed "Charli", is a retired Spanish sprint hurdler. He represented his country at five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1980. His best result at the Games is the 7th place in 1984. [1]

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His personal best time was 13.44 seconds, achieved in August 1987 in Barcelona.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th110 m hurdles14.31 [2]
Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 7th110 m hurdles 14.33
5th4 × 100 m relay 41.33
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 13th (sf)110 m hurdles 14.00
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.73
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 2nd110 m hurdles 13.55 (w)
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st110 m hurdles 13.74 [3] (+0.1 m/s)
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (sf)60 m hurdles 9.48
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 7th110 m hurdles 13.80
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 7th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.85
European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.73
Universiade Kobe, Japan 4th110 m hurdles 13.82
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 4th60 m hurdles 7.74
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd110 m hurdles 13.50
Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 1st110 m hurdles 13.89 (+1.9 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.15
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 13th (h)60 m hurdles 7.92
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th110 m hurdles 13.55
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd60 m hurdles 7.67
Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd110 m hurdles 13.80 (+0.0 m/s)A
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.85
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 5th60 m hurdles 7.72
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.80
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.76
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st110 m hurdles 13.97 (-2.5 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 40.49
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.61
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 17th (h)60 m hurdles 7.78
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 2nd110 m hurdles 13.64
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (h)110 m hurdles 13.73
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 12th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.95
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd110 m hurdles 13.76 (-0.6 m/s)
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 17th (qf)110 m hurdles 13.80
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 26th (h)60 m hurdles 8.04
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (h)60 m hurdles 7.82
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 40th (h)110 m hurdles 13.94
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 10th (sf)60 m hurdles 8.10
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 42nd (h)110 m hurdles 13.94
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 20th (h)60 m hurdles 7.81

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salaand the second or maternal family name is Molera.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Sala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1979 EJC results Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Out of competition performance