Carlos Tobalina (athlete)

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Carlos Tobalina
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Carlos Tobalina in 2022
Personal information
Born (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 38)
Castro Urdiales, Spain [1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
ClubFC Barcelona
Coached byCarlos Burón

Carlos Tobalina Aspirez (born 2 August 1985 in Barakaldo) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the shot put. [2] He represented his country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing tenth.

His personal bests in the event are 20.32 metres outdoors (Leiria 2014) and 20.50 metres indoors (Madrid 2016).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 6th 18.47 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 9th 20.04 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 17th (q) 19.18 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10th 19.86 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th 19.85 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (q) 19.98 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (q) 19.83 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (q) 19.87 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 8th 19.28 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q) 19.41 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th (q) 19.06 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 4th 20.20 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (q) 19.70 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 16th (q) 19.58 m
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 10th20.19

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