Carlos Sala

Carlos Sala Molera[lower-alpha 1] (born 20 March 1960 in Barcelona, Catalonia), nicknamed "Charli", is a retired Spanish sprint hurdler. He represented his country at five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1980. His best result at the Games is the 7th place in 1984.[1]

Carlos Sala
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Sala Molera
Nickname(s)Charli
Born20 March 1960 (1960-03-20) (age 63)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics

His personal best time was 13.44 seconds, achieved in August 1987 in Barcelona.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 110 m hurdles 14.31 [2]
Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 7th 110 m hurdles 14.33
5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.33
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 13th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.00
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.73
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.55 (w)
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 110 m hurdles 13.74[3] (+0.1 m/s)
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (sf) 60 m hurdles 9.48
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 7th 110 m hurdles 13.80
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.85
European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.73
Universiade Kobe, Japan 4th 110 m hurdles 13.82
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 4th 60 m hurdles 7.74
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.50
Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 110 m hurdles 13.89 (+1.9 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.15
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 13th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.92
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th 110 m hurdles 13.55
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.67
Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.80 (+0.0 m/s) A
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.85
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 5th 60 m hurdles 7.72
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.80
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.76
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 110 m hurdles 13.97 (-2.5 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.49
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.61
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.78
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.64
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.73
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 12th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.95
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.76 (-0.6 m/s)
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 17th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.80
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.04
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.82
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 40th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.94
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.10
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 42nd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.94
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 20th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.81

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sala and the second or maternal family name is Molera.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Sala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1979 EJC results Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Out of competition performance


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