Mario Cota
Personal information | |
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Full name | Mario Cota Castro |
Nickname(s) | "Bebé" |
Born |
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | September 11, 1990
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 140 kg (310 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Mexico |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
Updated on 24 January 2015. |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cota and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Mario "Bebe" Cota (born 11 September 1990 in Mexicali[1]) is a Mexican athlete specialising in the shot put and discus throw.[2][3][4] He won multiple medals on continental level.
Personal bests
He has personal bests of 19.30 metres in the shot put (Xalapa 2014) and 61.63 metres in the discus (Tucson 2014). The latter is the current national record.
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Shot put | 19.30 m | Xalapa | 25 Nov 2014 |
Discus throw | 61.63 m | Tucson, Arizona | 22 May 2014 |
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 26th (q) | Shot put (6 kg) | 17.68 m |
26th (q) | Discus (1.75 kg) | 49.43 m | |||
2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 7th | Shot put (6 kg) | 18.10 m |
5th | Discus (1.75 kg) | 55.28 m | |||
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 8th | Shot put | 17.87 m |
7th | Discus throw | 55.35 m | |||
NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, United States | 5th | Shot put | 17.61 m | |
2nd | Discus throw | 58.01 m | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | Shot put | 18.36 m | |
3rd | Discus throw | 54.70 m | |||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | Shot put | 16.52 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 58.80 m | |||
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 10th | Discus throw | 57.39 m | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 6th | Discus throw | 59.30 m | |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | Discus throw | 58.89 m |
NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 5th | Discus throw | 56.02 m | |
2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 3rd | Shot put | 17.67 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 58.58 m | |||
2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 7th | Discus throw | 56.80 m |
Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 4th | Discus | 57.64m A | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 1st | Shot put | 19.30 m | |
3rd | Discus throw | 58.21 m |
References
- ↑ El Gigante de Mexicali, Mario Cota
- ↑ Mario Cota profile at IAAF
- ↑ Biography - COTA Mario, PASO, retrieved January 24, 2015
- ↑ HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Mario Cota Castro, 11 sep 90, Baja California (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, retrieved January 24, 2015
External links
- Mario Cota profile at IAAF