Carlos Véliz (born 12 August 1987 in

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) is a male

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ter from

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. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved on 12 June 2011 in

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. 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

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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

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, 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

, catapulting him into th
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

Achievements

References

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Tilastopaja biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veliz, Carlos 1987 births Living people Cuban male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Holguín Province 21st-century Cuban sportsmen