Carlos Vera (athlete)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vera and the second or maternal family name is Guardia.

Carlos Vera

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Sergio Vera Guardia
Born	(1928-08-30)30 August 1928 Iquique, Chile
Died	22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (aged 93) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	Long jump Triple jump

Carlos Sergio Vera Guardia (30 August 1928 – 22 June 2022) was a Chilean athlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Vera died in Bloomington, Minnesota, on 22 June 2022 at the age of 93.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Chile
1947	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Triple jump	15.03 m
1948	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	23rd (q)	Triple jump	13.85 m
	South American Championships (U)	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	Pole vault	3.60 m
			1st	Long jump	7.05 m
			1st	Triple jump	14.65 m
1949	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Long jump	7.11 m
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	9th	Pole vault	3.50 m
			7th	Long jump	6.47 m
1952	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	Long jump	7.13 m
			3rd	Decathlon	5844 pts
	Olympic Games	Helsinki, Finland	14th (q)	Long jump	7.07 m
			–	Decathlon	DNF
1953	South American Championships (U)	Santiago, Chile	1st	Decathlon	5436 pts
1954	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	9th	High jump	1.80 m
			6th	Pole vault	3.60 m
			4th	Long jump	7.18 m (w)
			4th	Triple jump	14.37 m
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	20th (h)	100 m	11.32 s
			4th	Long jump	7.49 m
			4th	Triple jump	15.30 m
			5th	Decathlon	4365 pts
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	Long jump	6.79 m
			3rd	Triple jump	14.63 m
1959	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	8th	Long jump	6.87 m
			11th	Triple jump	13.98 m
1960	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	11th (q)	Long jump	6.71 m
			7th	Triple jump	14.83 m
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.5 s
			4th	Triple jump	14.24 m
1962	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	(q)	Triple jump	?
			–	Decathlon	DNF

Personal bests

• Long jump – 7.49 m (1955)
• Triple jump – 15.30 m (1955)
• Decathlon – 6111 (1953)

External links

• Carlos Vera at World Athletics
• Carlos Vera at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Carlos Vera at Olympics.com
• Carlos Vera at Olympedia
• Carlos Vera at InterSportStats