Berta Castells Franco (born 24 January 1984) is a Spanish female hammer thrower . Her personal best throw is 70.52 metres, achieved in 2016 in Manresa (Spain).
Berta Castells
Berta Castells in 2006
Full name Berta Castells Franco Born (1984-01-24 ) 24 January 1984 (age 40) Torredembarra , SpainHeight 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 78 kg (172 lb) Country Spain Sport Athletics Event Hammer throw Club Valencia Esports[1] Coached by José Luis Velasco Updated on 21 January 2013
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Spain 2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen , Hungary2nd 59.65 m European Junior Championships Grosseto , Italy3rd 59.98 m Mediterranean Games Radès , Tunisia6th 60.10 m 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston , Jamaica9th 55.41 m European Championships Munich , Germany35th (q) 57.15 m World Cup Madrid , Spain8th 63.49 m 2003 European Junior Championships Tampere , Finland3rd 65.04 m World Championships Paris , France37th (q) 58.13 m 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain2nd 64.96 m Olympic Games Athens , Greece22nd (q) 66.05 m 2005 Mediterranean Games Almería , Spain5th 66.02 m European U23 Championships Erfurt , Germany8th (q)[2] 64.50 m World Championships Helsinki , Finland17th (q) 65.50 m Universiade İzmir , Turkey9th 63.89 m 2006 European Championships Gothenburg , Sweden37th (q) 58.93 m 2007 World Championships Osaka , Japan30th (q) 63.32 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , China 41st (q) 62.44 m 2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara , Italy4th 66.73 m World Championships Berlin , Germany22nd (q) 67.32 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando , Spain2nd 68.37 m European Championships Barcelona , Spain9th 68.20 m 2011 World Championships Daegu , South Korea18th (q) 67.74 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki , Finland9th 67.42 m Olympic Games London , United Kingdom21st (q) 68.41 m 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin , Turkey2nd 66.16 m 2014 European Championships Zürich , Switzerland– NM 2016 European Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands12th 63.27 m 2017 World Championships London , United Kingdom22nd (q) 66.11 m 2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona , Spain4th 67.53 m Ibero-American Championships Trujillo , Peru3rd 66.68 m
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