Carmelita Viridiana Correa Silva (born 5 December 1988) is a Mexican

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competes in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. She is the Mexican record holder with her best of 4.18 metres and was the gold medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in 2013. Born in Tonalá, Chiapas,Rompe saltadora Carmelita Correa récord absoluto de salto con garrocha durante O.N.
. Atletismo en Mexico. Retrieved on 2013-07-15. she won her first international medal as a junior athlete, placing second at the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships The 17th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, between 14–16 July 2006, and organized by the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad & Tobago (NAAATT) ...

. She followed this with eighth place at the

2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships The 14th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in São Paulo, Brazil at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo on July 6 to July 8, 2007. A detailed report on the results was given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result list ...

. In her first year of competing as a senior in 2008 she set a best of 3.95 metres and placed fourth at the

2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 5th NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Toluca, Mexico, at the Alberto "Chivo" Córdova Stadium at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México on July 18–20, 2008. A detailed report on the results was given. Medal ...

, held in

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. A Mexican record vault of 4.18 m came at the Olimpiada Nacional. She made her senior international debut in 2011 and placed fifth at the

2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The event served as classifiers for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and took place from July 15–17, 2011. It was the fourth time P ...

and tenth at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

. An appearance at the

2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máxi ...

saw her finish seventh. She won her first major medal in her native Mexico at the

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with a gold medal-winning vault of 3.95 m.XXIV CAMPEONATO CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE. - 05/07/2013 to 07/07/2013 - ATLETISMO MAYOR - MORELIA, MICHOACAN - Resultados
. CACAC. Retrieved on 2013-07-15.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Correa, Carmelita Living people 1988 births Mexican female pole vaulters Sportspeople from Chiapas Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Mexico People from Tonalá, Chiapas 21st-century Mexican women