Carme Blay (born 31 July 1973 in

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) is a retired Spanish athlete who specialised in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She represented her country in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

at the

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and 2003 World Championships and in the 60 metres at the

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and 2004 World Indoor Championships. She is a seven-times national champion in the 100 metres (1995, 1997, 2000-2003) and a ten-time champion in the indoor 60 metres (1995-2004). She retired after the 2005 season.La velocista catalana Carme Blay es retira amb setze títols de campiona estatal
(in Catalan)

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.57 (+1.1 m/s) (Salamanca 1996) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 24.45 (-0.9 m/s) (Castellón 2002) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.35 (Valencia 1998)

References

1971 births Living people Spanish female sprinters Sportswomen from Catalonia Athletes from Barcelona World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub