Trinidad and Tobago shot putter
Cleopatra Borel
Personal information Born (1979-03-10 ) 10 March 1979 (age 46) Height 1.72 m (5 ft7+ 1 ⁄2 in) Weight 89 kg (196 lb) Sport Country Trinidad and Tobago Sport Athletics Event
Shot Put Achievements and titles Personalbest(s) 19.42 m (July 2011) Updated on 9 January 2015
Cleopatra Ayesha Borel (in 2005–2010Borel-Brown; born 10 March 1979) is aTrinidad and Tobago shot putter . She is a 2014 Sportswoman of the Year Award recipient.[ 1]
Borel is a graduate of Mayaro Government Primary School and a former attendee of Mayaro Composite School and Saint Stephen's College, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago. In 2002 she graduated from theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County with a bachelor's degree inhealth psychology and pre-physical therapy and later pursued a master's degree inInterdisciplinary Studies fromVirginia Tech .[ 2]
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.[ 3] 2018 Commonwealth Games at which she lost a bronze medal toBrittany Crew .[ 4] [ 5] Blacksburg .
Event Result Venue Date Outdoor Shot put 19.42 m Saint-Denis , France8 July 2011 Hammer throw 51.28 m Baltimore , United States5 May 2001 Indoor Shot put 19.48 m Blacksburg , United States14 February 2004
Year Competition Venue Position Notes RepresentingTrinidad and Tobago 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester , United Kingdom4th 16.27 m NACAC Under-25 Championships San Antonio , United States2nd 16.46 m 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's , Grenada2nd 17.79 m Pan American Games Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic6th 17.23 m 2004 World Indoor Championships Istanbul , Turkey11th (q) 18.19 m Olympic Games Athens , Greece10th 18.35 m World Athletics Final Monte Carlo , Monaco8th 16.24 m 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau , Bahamas2nd 18.05 m World Championships Helsinki , Finland18th (q) 17.31 m 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow , Russia8th 17.59 m Commonwealth Games Melbourne , Australia3rd 17.87 m Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena , Colombia3rd 18.33 m 2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador , El Salvador1st 17.53 m Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil3rd 18.22 m World Championships Osaka , Japan18th (q) 17.29 m World Athletics Final Stuttgart , Germany5th 18.66 m 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia , Spain7th 18.47 m Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali , Colombia1st 18.10 m Olympic Games Beijing , China17th (q) 17.96 m World Athletics Final Stuttgart , Germany4th 18.50 m 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana , Cuba3rd 17.98 m World Championships Berlin , Germany13th (q) 17.99 m 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha , Qatar11th (q) 18.31 m Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez , Puerto Rico1st 18.76 m 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez , Puerto Rico1st 19.00 m World Championships Daegu , South Korea13th 17.62 m Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico2nd 18.46 m 2012 Olympic Games London , United Kingdom12th (q) 18.36 m 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia , Mexico1st 17.56 m World Championships Moscow , Russia14th (q) 17.84 m 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow , United Kingdom2nd 18.57 m Continental Cup Marrakesh , Morocco5th 18.68 m Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa , Mexico1st 18.99 m A 2015 Pan American Games Toronto , Canada1st 18.67 m World Championships Beijing , China12th 17.43 m 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland , United States4th 18.38 m Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil7th 18.37 m 2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham , United Kingdom9th 17.80 m Commonwealth Games Gold Coast , Australia4th 18.05 m Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla , Colombia1st 18.14 m NACAC Championships Toronto , Canada2nd 17.83 m 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru8th 17.37 m
In 2005, Borel married her college sweetheart Balvin Brown. The couple currently lives inBlacksburg, Virginia .[ 6]
Cleopatra Borel returned to Trinidad in 2012 after the London Olympic Games, where she trained for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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