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.
Career
2006 Véliz's international career began with the World Junior Championships in Beijing, where he finished in a respectable 6th Place.
2007 Véliz competed at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, throwing 19.75m for the bronze medal.
2008 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 Put title, with a throw of 20.10m. These throws ensured his qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the Shot Put competition, he eventually finished 12th in Qualifying Group A with a throw of 19.58m, not enough to ensure his progression to the final.
2009 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
2010 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.
2011 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
Personal bests EventBestVenueDateOutdoorShot put20.76 m A Guadalajara25 October 2011Discus throw (1.75 kg)55.03 m Havana13 May 2005IndoorShot put19.74 m Sabadell25 February 2012
Achievements Representing 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6thShot put (6 kg)19.76 m2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stShot put19.54 mPan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rdShot put19.75 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, China24th (q)Shot put19.58 m2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba2ndShot put19.28 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 1stShot put20.10 mWorld Championships Berlin, Germany24th (q)Shot put19.62 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 3rdShot put20.20 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12thShot put19.70 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 2ndShot put20.76 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipIstanbul, Turkey13th (q)Shot put19.64 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 2ndShot put19.97 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom34th (q)Shot put18.57 m
References
External links
Tilastopaja biography