Carlos Gats

Carlos Gats

Carlos Gats in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1969-12-11) 11 December 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Capital Federal

Carlos Alberto Gats (born 11 December 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine athlete specializing in the sprinting events. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, at the 1996 Atlanta Games and 2000 Sydney Games. He is the current national record holder in the 100 and 200 metres outdoors and 200 metres indoors.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Argentina
1987	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	200 m	21.52
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.41
1990	South American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.84
			1st	200 m	22.28
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	100m	10.83 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
			6th	200m	21.98 (wind: -2.6 m/s)
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	41.46
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	100m	10.50 w (wind: +3.2 m/s)
			2nd	200m	20.51 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	7th	100 m	10.44 (w)
			7th	200 m	20.86
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	39.94
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.51
			3rd	200 m	20.90
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.78
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	41st (h)	200 m	21.02
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.33
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	61st (h)	100 m	10.57
			29th (qf)	200 m	21.15
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	100 m	10.46
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.11
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	50th (h)	100 m	10.43
			16th (sf)	200 m	21.44
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	7th	100 m	10.58
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	100 m	10.23 (NR)
			2nd	200 m	20.37 (NR)
	South American Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	2nd	100 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	32nd (h)	60 m	6.82
			15th (sf)	200 m	21.50
	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.96
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.53 (NR)
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	13th (h)	100 m	10.62
			14th (h)	200 m	21.29
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	49th (h)	100 m	10.55
			–	200 m	DQ
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.26
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.45
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	46th (h)	200 m	21.15

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.23 (+1.0 m/s) (Lisbon 1998)
• 200 metres – 20.37 (+0.7 m/s) (Lisbon 1998)
• 400 metres – 46.46 (Santa Fe 1998)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.78 (Madrid 1999)
• 200 metres – 21.27 (Valencia 1998)

References

• Carlos Gats at World Athletics