Spanish hurdler
Carlos Sala
Full name Carlos Sala Molera Nickname Charli Born 20 March 1960 (1960-03-20 ) (age 64)Barcelona , Spain Country Spain Sport Athletics
Carlos Sala Molera [ a] (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]
His personal best time was 13.44 seconds, achieved in August 1987 in Barcelona.
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 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
^ In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Sala and the second or maternal family name is Molera .