Norfalia Carabalí
Norfalia Carabalí Villegas (born 21 January 1964 in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia[1]) is a retired sprinter who competed predominantly in the 400 metres.[2] She represented her native Colombia for most of her career before changing allegiance to Spain in 2000. She competed at three Summer Olympics, in 1988, 1992 and 2000, as well as five World Championships. Her biggest success was reaching the final at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. In addition, she won multiple medals at regional level.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Colombia | |||||
1983 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.72 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:49.91 | |||
South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 400 m | 54.8 | |
3rd | 800 m | 2:07.2 | |||
1985 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 800 m | 2:05.40 |
South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 400 m | 53.25 | |
World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 4th | 4 × 400 m | 3:29.341 | |
1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 400 m | 52.46 |
Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 400 m | 53.38 | |
5th | 800 m | 2:06.16 | |||
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 24.76 |
14th (h) | 400 m | 55.36 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m | 51.70 | |
3rd | 800 m | 2:07.67 | |||
Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | 400 m | 52.13 | |
8th | 800 m | 2:09.72 | |||
4th | 4 × 100 m | 45.94 | |||
1988 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 31st (qf) | 200 m | 23.96 |
16th (sf) | 400 m | 52.65 | |||
– | 4 × 400 m | DQ | |||
1989 | South American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 52.10 A |
2nd | 4 × 100 m | 45.26 | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:37.0 | |||
1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 23.75 A |
2nd | 400 m | 52.57 A | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m | 45.29 | |||
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 15th (h) | 200 m | 24.16 |
13th (h) | 400 m | 54.78 | |||
Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 400 m | 51.39 | |
4th | 4 × 100 m | 44.68 | |||
4th | 4 × 400 m | 3:31.39 | |||
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 52.40 | |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 100 m | 11.72 (-0.8 m/s) |
1st | 200 m | 23.97 (-2.9 m/s) | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m | 45:54 | |||
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 51.75 | |
1993 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 51.33 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th (sf) | 400 m | 51.17[3] | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 44.62 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:36.82 | |||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 26th (h) | 400 m | 51.96 |
– | 4 × 400 m | DNF | |||
1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:33.69 |
1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 400 m | 54.47 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 16th (qf) | 400 m | 51.42 | |
1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | 400 m | 51.95 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 23:33.69 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 400 m | 51.52 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.39 | |||
1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 52.92 A |
1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.12 A | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.74 A | |||
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 6th | 400 m | 53.06 | |
5th | 4 × 100 m | 43.86 | |||
6th | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.87 | |||
Representing Spain | |||||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 27th (qf) | 400 m | 52.63 |
17th (h) | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.45 | |||
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m | 3:33.78 |
1Representing the Americas
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.89 (Castellón 2000)
- 200 metres – 23.37 (+1.8 m/s) (Maracaibo 1989)
- 400 metres – 51.17 (Stuttgart 1993)
- 800 metres – 2:05.23 (Växjö 1986)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 24.16 (Seville 1991)
- 400 metres – 54.78 (Seville 1991)
- 800 metres – 2:09.95 (Seville 1993)
References[]
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Norfalia Carabalí at World Athletics
- ^ Disqualified in the final
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Colombian female sprinters
- Colombian female middle-distance runners
- Spanish female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes of Spain
- Olympic athletes of Colombia
- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- People from Cauca Department
- Colombian emigrants to Spain
- South American Games silver medalists for Colombia
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic female sprinters
- Colombian athletics biography stubs
- Spanish athletics biography stubs