Personal information | |
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Full name | Carolina Robles Campos |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Seville, Spain | 4 December 1991
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and Field |
Event | 3000m steeplechase |
Carolina Robles Campos [a] (born 4 December 1991) is a Spanish Olympic steeplechaser.
Robles ran the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 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 competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase. [7] [8]
In January 2025, she finished fourth at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar. [9]
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. [10]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Spain | |||||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:50.96 |
2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:54.13 |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 26th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:28.24 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:38.96 | |
2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 50th | 10 km XC | 38:10 |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:34.41 | |
2024 | World Cross Country Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 24th | 10 km XC | 33:36 |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:23.75 | |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:22.48 |
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