Berta Castells

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

Berta Castells

Berta Castells in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Berta Castells Franco
Born	(1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 Torredembarra, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Valencia Esports
Coached by	José Luis Velasco
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Spain Mediterranean Games Mersin 2013 Hammer throw
Updated on 21 January 2013

Berta Castells Franco (born 24 January 1984) is a Spanish female hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 70.52 metres, achieved in 2016 in Manresa (Spain).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Spain
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	2nd	59.65 m
	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	59.98 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	6th	60.10 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	9th	55.41 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	35th (q)	57.15 m
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	8th	63.49 m
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	65.04 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	37th (q)	58.13 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	64.96 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	22nd (q)	66.05 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	5th	66.02 m
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	8th (q)	64.50 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (q)	65.50 m
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	9th	63.89 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	37th (q)	58.93 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (q)	63.32 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	41st (q)	62.44 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	4th	66.73 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	22nd (q)	67.32 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	68.37 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	68.20 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	18th (q)	67.74 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	67.42 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	68.41 m
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	66.16 m
2014	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	–	NM
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th	63.27 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	22nd (q)	66.11 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	67.53 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	66.68 m

References

• Berta Castells at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Berta Castells". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.

External links

• Berta Castells at World Athletics
• Berta Castells at European Athletics
• Berta Castells at Olympedia
• Berta Castells at Olympics.com
• Berta Castells Franco at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived, alternate link)