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 ]