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Río Tercero
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37 years
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Biography
Bárbara Rocío Comba (born 14 July 1987) is an Argentine discus thrower.
She was born in Río Tercero. As a teenager she competed in the shot put, and finished tenth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and eighth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. Her personal best throw is 16.59 metres, achieved in July 2006 in São Caetano do Sul.
In the discus throw she finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
Her personal best is 62.77 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Belém, Brazil.
Personal bests
- Shot put: 16.59 m –
São Caetano do Sul, 22 Jul 2006 - Discus throw: 62.77 m – Belém, 12 May 2013
- Hammer throw: 49.88 m –
Rosario, 2 October 2005
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Argentina | |||||
| 2002 | South American Youth Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 8th | Shot put | 12.42 m |
| 3rd | Discus throw | 39.98 m | |||
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 10th | Shot put | 13.86 m |
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | Shot put | 14.65 m |
| 1st | Discus throw | 43.30 m | |||
| 2005 | Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 14.41 m |
| 15th | Discus throw | 34.26 m | |||
| South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 14.98 m | |
| 1st | Discus throw | 51.97 m | |||
| 5th | Hammer throw | 49.88 m | |||
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Shot put | 15.11 m |
| 4th | Discus throw | 49.99 m | |||
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 8th | Shot put | 15.55 m | |
| 5th | Discus throw | 52.42 m | |||
| South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 5th | Shot put | 13.42 m | |
| 5th | Discus throw | 47.34 m | |||
| South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Discus throw | 48.08 m | |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | Shot put | 15.75 m |
| 4th | Discus throw | 51.01 m | |||
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th | Shot put | 14.83 m | |
| 9th | Discus throw | 48.78 m | |||
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Discus throw | 54.49 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 36th (q) | Discus throw | 51.36 m | |
| South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus throw | 54.03 m | |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | Discus throw | 51.72 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 30th (q) | Discus throw | 54.69 m | |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 12th | Discus throw | 48.66 m |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7th | Shot put | 14.67 m |
| 4th | Discus throw | 53.67 m | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 6th | Discus throw | 56.05 m | |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | Discus throw | 55.62 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 26th (q) | Discus throw | 58.98 m | |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | Discus throw | 58.75 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th | Discus throw | 62.39 m | |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.29 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | Discus throw | 57.57 m | |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 5th | Discus throw | 57.11m A | |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.15 m |
| Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 8th | Discus throw | 55.80 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | Discus throw | 56.11 m | |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 56.75 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th (q) | Discus throw | 54.06 m | |
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