Borja Vivas Jiménez (born 26 May 1984) is a Spanish shot putter and politician. He represented his country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics as well as four outdoor and three indoor World Championships, in addition to multiple regional competitions. His biggest success is the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships.
Political career Vivas was part of the candidate list of the People's Party (PP) in the municipal elections of 2011 and 2015 in Málaga. On both occasions, he held the largely symbolic position of number 31, the last place on the list.
In December 2021, following his retirement from athletics, he was appointed Director of the Sports Area of the Provincial Deputation of Málaga by its president, Francisco Salado. In the 2023 Spanish local elections, he was elected as a councillor of the city of Málaga representing the People's Party. He was subsequently appointed Councillor for Sports and president of District Board No. 11, Teatinos-Universidad, in the city.
Achievements Representing 2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland10thShot put (6 kg)17.86 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain6thShot put17.09 m2005Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain8thShot put17.58 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany8thShot put18.13 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico 2ndShot put18.66 m2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand9thShot put18.34 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile 1stShot put19.45 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy19th (q)Shot put18.44 mUniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia7thShot put18.72 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany32nd (q)Shot put18.38 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain4thShot put19.20 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10thShot put19.12 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France11th (q)Shot put19.40 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea25th (q)Shot put18.37 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipIstanbul, Turkey18th (q)Shot put18.94 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom30th (q)Shot put18.88 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (q)Shot put19.30 mMediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey1stShot put19.99 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia23rd (q)Shot put18.97 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland9th (q)Shot put20.19 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland2ndShot put20.86 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic4thShot put20.59 mWorld Championships Beijing, China24th (q)Shot put19.28 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States11thShot put19.85 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thShot put20.16 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)Shot put20.25 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia9th (q)Shot put19.97 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain13th (q)Shot put17.98 m
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