Roberto Cabrejas Cuadrado (28 December 1952 – 4 July 2001) was a Spanish athlete who specialised in the high jump.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1983 World Championships.

Roberto Cabrejas
Personal information
Born (1952-12-28) 28 December 1952 (age 71)
Rabanera del Pinar, Spain[1]
Died4 July 2001(2001-07-04) (aged 48)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubTolosa CF

His personal bests in the event were 2.26 metres outdoors (Madrid 1983) and 2.22 metres indoors (Milan 1982).[3] After retirement, he worked as a coach and was appointed head of the technical committee of high jump by the Catalan Federation of Athletism. Cabrejas died on 4 July 2001 when the motorbike he was riding on was hit by a car in Barcelona.[4]

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representintg   Spain
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 18th 2.10 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 16th 2.10 m
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 7th 2.22 m
European Championships Athens, Greece 13th (h) 2.18 m
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary NM
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 7th 2.13 m
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 2.16 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (q) 2.15 m

References edit

  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  2. ^ Roberto Cabrejas at World Athletics  
  3. ^ All-Athletics profile
  4. ^ AS, Diario (2001-07-05). "Fallece el saltador de altura Roberto Cabrejas en accidente de moto". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.