Cleopatra Borel
Trinidad and Tobago shot putter
Cleopatra Ayesha 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 Saint Stephen's College, Princes Town, Trinidad . In 2002 she graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a bachelor's degree in health psychology and pre-physical therapy and later pursued a 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
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
^ Terry Finisterre (February 28, 2004). "Focus on Athletes biographies - Cleopatra BOREL-BROWN, Trinidad & Tobago (Shot Put)" . IAAF . Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Cleopatra Borel Throws Her Way to UMBC's First DI National Title" . UMBC Retrievers . September 9, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Biography - BOREL Cleopatra" . PASO . Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015 .
^ "Cleopatra Borel - Biography" . Commonwealth Games Federation . Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Cleopatra Borel" . National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT). Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015 .
^ "Borel, Walcott TTOC awards" . Trinidad and Tobago Guardian . December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ Sean Nero (July 19, 2016). "Cleopatra Borel: Education, a good back-up after sporting career" . Trinidad and Tobago Guardian . Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Gold for Borel, Baptiste" . Trinidad and Tobago Guardian . February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Paris Meeting AREVA (FRA) 08.07.2011 - GL" . All-Athletics . Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014 .
^ "Cleopatra Borel-Brown" . Doyle Management. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
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