Mexican athlete
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Cota and the second or maternal family name is
Castro .
Mario "Bebe" Cota Castro (born 11 September 1990 in Mexicali [2] ) is a Mexican track and field athlete specialising in the shot put and discus throw .[3] [4] [5] He won multiple medals on continental level.
Personal bests [ edit ] He has personal bests of 19.30 metres in the shot put (Xalapa 2014) and 63.35 metres in the discus (Chula Vista 2016). The latter is the current national record .
Competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Mexico 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland 26th (q) Shot put (6 kg) 17.68 m 26th (q) Discus (1.75 kg) 49.43 m 2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain , Trinidad 7th Shot put (6 kg) 18.10 m 5th Discus (1.75 kg) 55.28 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 8th Shot put 17.87 m 7th Discus throw 55.35 m NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, United States 5th Shot put 17.61 m 2nd Discus throw 58.01 m Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th Shot put 18.36 m 3rd Discus throw 54.70 m 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th Shot put 16.52 m 2nd Discus throw 58.80 m Universiade Shenzhen , China 10th Discus throw 57.39 m Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico 6th Discus throw 59.30 m 2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto , Venezuela 4th Discus throw 58.89 m NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato , Mexico 5th Discus throw 56.02 m 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia , Mexico 3rd Shot put 17.67 m 2nd Discus throw 58.58 m 2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo , Brazil 7th Discus throw 56.80 m Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City , Mexico 4th Discus 57.64m A Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz, Mexico 1st Shot put 19.30 m 3rd Discus throw 58.21 m 2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 8th Shot put 17.21 m 5th Discus throw 54.76 m Pan American Games Toronto , Canada 11th Shot put 17.53 m 8th Discus throw 59.89 m 2017 Universiade Taipei , Taiwan 4th Discus throw 60.07 m 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla , Colombia 5th Shot put 19.34 m 4th Discus throw 60.79 m
References [ edit ] ^ 2017 Universiade bio ^ El Gigante de Mexicali, Mario Cota ^ Mario Cota at World Athletics ^ Biography - COTA Mario , PASO , archived from the original on January 28, 2015, retrieved January 24, 2015 ^ HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Mario Cota Castro, 11 sep 90, Baja California (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo , retrieved January 24, 2015 External links [ edit ]