Roberto Cabrejas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 December 1952 Rabanera del Pinar, Spain[1] |
| Died | 4 July 2001 (aged 48) Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Tolosa CF |
Roberto Cabrejas Cuadrado (28 December 1952 – 4 July 2001) was a Spanish athlete who specialised in the high jump.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1983 World Championships.
His personal bests in the event were 2.26 metres outdoors (Madrid 1983) and 2.22 metres indoors (Milan 1982).[3] After retirement, he worked as a coach and was appointed head of the technical committee of high jump by the Catalan Federation of Athleticism. Cabrejas died on 4 July 2001 when the motorbike he was riding on was hit by a car in Barcelona.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representintg  Spain
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| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 18th | 2.10 m | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16th | 2.10 m | |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 7th | 2.22 m | |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th (h) | 2.18 m | ||
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | NM | |
| Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 7th | 2.13 m | ||
| Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 2.16 m | ||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (q) | 2.15 m | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Roberto Cabrejas at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
- ^ AS, Diario (2001-07-05). "Fallece el saltador de altura Roberto Cabrejas en accidente de moto". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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