Carolina Torres

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.

Carolina Alejandra Torres Guzmán (born March 16, 1979 in Temuco) is a Chilean pole vaulter.

She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, vaulting her personal best of 4.30 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
1996 South American Junior Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia 3rd Heptathlon 4277 pts
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 5th 100 m hurdles 14.21 s
4th 4x100 m relay 48.81
5th Pole vault 3.70 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Pole vault 4.20 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd Pole vault 4.30 m
World Championships Paris, France Pole vault NM
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 9th Pole vault 3.90 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 33rd (q) Pole vault 4.00 m
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th Pole vault 4.10 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 2nd Pole vault 4.25 m
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Pole vault 4.00 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 2nd Pole vault 4.10 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Pole vault 4.10 m

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