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Carlota Castrejana

Personal information
Born	(1973-04-25) 25 April 1973 (age 51) Logroño, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field, basketball
Event(s)	Triple jump
Club	Club Atlético Valencia Terra i Mar La Rioja Atletismo
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Spain European Indoor Championships Gold 2007 Birmingham Triple jump Bronze 2005 Madrid Triple jump Mediterranean Games Silver 2005 Almería Triple jump Bronze 2001 Radès Triple jump

María Carlota Castrejana Fernández (born 25 April 1973 in Logroño) is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería. This is the current national record.

Castrejana has the uncommon achievement of having competed at major championships not only in her main sport triple jump, but also in the high jump at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and long jump at the 2002 European Indoor Championships. She even competed in basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	23rd (q)	High jump	1.80 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	6th	High jump	1.84 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	15th (q)	Triple jump	13.14 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	Long jump	6.09 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.58 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	22nd (q)	Long jump	6.04 m
			11th	Triple jump	13.37 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	9th (q)	Triple jump	13.59 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Triple jump	13.61 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	18th (q)	Triple jump	13.76 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	11th	Triple jump	13.38 m
	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	Triple jump	13.72 m (w)
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	10th	Long jump	6.23 m
			8th	Triple jump	13.74 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	Triple jump	13.82 m
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Triple jump	14.13 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	6th	Triple jump	14.32 m (iNR)
	World Championships	Paris, France	22nd (q)	Triple jump	13.83 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	Triple jump	14.11 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	Triple jump	14.35 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	18th (q)	Triple jump	14.37 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Triple jump	14.45 m (NRi)
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	Triple jump	14.60 (NR)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	Triple jump	13.86 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th (q)	Triple jump	14.14 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	Triple jump	13.74 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	Triple jump	14.64 m (iNR)
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	13th (q)	Triple jump	14.16 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	Triple jump	13.91 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th (q)	Triple jump	14.02 m

See also

In Spanish: Carlota Castrejana para niños