Carolina Robles

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Carolina Robles
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Robles in 2016
Personal information
Full nameCarolina Robles Campos
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 32)
Seville, Spain
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 3000m steeplechase

Carolina Robles Campos (born 4 December 1991) is a Spanish Olympic steeplechaser.

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Career

Robles ran the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase where she finished thirteenth in heat three after falling during the race. [1] [2]

Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finishing eighth in her heat running 9:34.41. [3]

In January 2024, she won the Spanish national cross country championship in Getafe. [4]

She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, where she placed eighth in the final. [5] [6] She was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024. [7]

Personal life

She runs an athletics school in Dos Hermanas, Spain. Her partner Daniel Manzanares and her younger sister Carmen Robles have competed in athletics at a national level in Spain. [8]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 14th3000 m s'chase 9:50.96
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 6th3000 m s'chase 9:54.13
World Championships Eugene, United States 26th (h)3000 m s'chase 9:28.24
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th3000 m s'chase 9:38.96
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia 50th10 km XC 38:10
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h)3000 m s'chase 9:34.41
2024 World Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia 24th10km XC 33:36
European Championships Rome, Italy8th3000 m s'chase 9:23.75

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References

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