Cleopatra Borel

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Cleopatra Borel
Personal information
Born (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979 (age 42)
Plaisance, Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Trinidad and Tobago
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot Put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)19.42 m (July 2011)
19.48 m
Updated on 9 January 2015.

Cleopatra Borel (from 2005 until 2010 Borel-Brown; born 10 March 1979) is a female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago[1][2][3][4][5] and a 2014 Sportswoman of the Year Award recipient.[6]

Early life[]

Borel is a graduate of Mayaro Government Primary School and a former attendee of Mayaro Composite School and . In 2002 she graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with bachelor's degree in health psychology and pre-physical therapy and later pursued master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech.[7]

Career[]

In 2018 Cleopatra Borel participated at the Launch Meeting Circuit of Central Coliseum - National Stadium in Chile, receiving her second gold medal for the year.[8] In April of the same year, she participated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at which she lost a bronze medal to Brittany Crew.[9] Her personal best throw is 19.42 metres, achieved in July 2011 at the Paris Diamond League Meeting.[10] She has a personal best of 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.

Personal bests[]

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
Shot put 19.42 m France Paris Saint-Denis 8 Jul 2011
Hammer throw 51.28 m United States Baltimore, Maryland 5 May 2001
Indoor
Shot put 19.48 m United States Blacksburg, Virginia 14 Feb 2004

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th 16.27 m
NACAC Under-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 2nd 16.46 m
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 17.79 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6th 17.23 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 11th (q) 18.19 m
Olympic Games Olympia, Greece 10th 18.35 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 8th 16.24 m
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 18.05 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 18th (q) 17.31 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 17.59 m
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 3rd 17.87 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd 18.33 m
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 17.53 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 18.22 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 18th (q) 17.29 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th 18.66 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 7th 18.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 18.10 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 17th (q) 17.96 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 4th 18.50 m
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd 17.98 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 17.99 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 11th (q) 18.31 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 18.76 m
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 19.00 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th 17.62 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 18.46 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th (q) 18.36 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st 17.56 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th (q) 17.84 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 18.57 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 5th 18.68 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 1st 18.99 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st 18.67 m
World Championships Beijing, China 12th 17.43 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 4th 18.38 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 18.37 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th 17.80 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 18.05 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 18.14 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 17.83 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 8th 17.37 m

Personal life[]

In 2005, Borel married her college sweetheart Balvin Brown. The couple currently lives in Blacksburg, Virginia[11]

Cleopatra Borel returned to Trinidad in 2012 after the London Olympic Games, where she trained for the 2016 Games in Rio.

References[]

  1. ^ Terry Finisterre (February 28, 2004). "Focus on Athletes biographies - Cleopatra BOREL-BROWN, Trinidad & Tobago (Shot Put)". IAAF. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cleopatra Borel Throws Her Way to UMBC's First DI National Title". UMBC Retrievers. September 9, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Biography - BOREL Cleopatra". PASO. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cleopatra Borel - Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cleopatra Borel". National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT). Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Borel, Walcott TTOC awards". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Sean Nero (July 19, 2016). "Cleopatra Borel: Education, a good back-up after sporting career". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gold for Borel, Baptiste". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Borel loses bronze on last throw". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. April 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Paris Meeting AREVA (FRA) 08.07.2011 - GL". All-Athletics. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Cleopatra Borel-Brown". Doyle Management. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

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