Full name Carlos Veliz Wilburt Country Cuba Nationality Cuban Sport Track and field | Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Name Carlos Veliz Weight 95 kg (209 lb) | |
Born 12 August 1987 (age 37) ( 1987-08-12 ) Baguanos, Holguin, Cuba | ||
Carlos Véliz (born 12 August 1987 in Holguín) is a male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved on 12 June 2011 in Brazzaville. However the mark had to be declared irregular because of the use of a light implement.
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Career
Véliz's international career began with the World Junior Championships in Beijing, where he finished in a respectable 6th Place.
Véliz competed at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, throwing 19.75m for the bronze medal.
Véliz improved his personal best significantly on 13 May in Havana, with a throw of 20.72m. Also in Havana, he took the Central American and Caribbean Championships Shot Putt title, with a throw of 20.10m. These throws ensured his qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the Shot Putt competition, he eventually finished 12th in Qualifying Group A with a throw of 19.58m, not enough to ensure his progression to the final.
Again, Véliz qualified for a major championships, the World Championships in Berlin, but once again disappointed on the day, throwing 19.62m, over a metre behind his personal best, and just shy of a metre behind his season best throw of 20.40m
Véliz added to his international medal tally with a bronze medal at the 14th Ibero-American Championships, with an effort of 20.20m. His season's best throw was 20.41m.
Véliz made a significant improvement on his personal best, throwing 21.40m at Brazzaville, catapulting him into the World Top 10 .
Other Events
Véliz was a promising discus thrower as a junior(U20) athlete, and has a personal best throw with the 1.75 kg discus of 55.03m