Roberto Carmona Botella

{{Short description|Mexican decathlete}}

{{About|the Mexican decathlete who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico|the Mexican hurdler who went by the same name and competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea|Roberto Carmona}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Roberto Carmona

| birth_name = Roberto Carmona Botella

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| sport = Track and field

| event = Decathlon

| pb = 7180

| olympics = 1968 Men's decathlon

| club = Club de Atletismo Venados

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico

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| height = 186 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| country = {{MEX}}

| highestranking = fourth

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Roberto Carmona Botella (born 20 October 1943) is a Mexican decathlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.{{cite web |title=Olympedia - Decathlon, Men - 1968 Results |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/60814 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=5 Sep 2023 }}

He finished fourth at the 1971 Pan American Games.{{cite web |title=Pan-Am-Games-1971.pdf |url=https://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1971.pdf |website=atfs.org |access-date=5 Sep 2023 }} His personal best in the decathlon is 7180, which he achieved in 1971.{{cite web |title=Roberto CARMONA BOTELLA Biography, Olympic Medals, Record... |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/roberto-carmona-botella |website=olympics.com |access-date=5 Sep 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Olympedia - Roberto Carmona |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/73480 |access-date=5 Sep 2023 |website=www.olympedia.org}}

Personal life

Roberto is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.{{cite book |date=1998 |title=Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac |publisher=Deseret News |page=555 |location=Salt Lake City, UT |isbn=1573454915 }}

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