Norfalia Carabalí

Norfalia Carabalí Villegas (born 21 January 1964 in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia[1]) is a retired sprinter who competed predominantly in the 400 metres.[2] She represented her native Colombia for most of her career before changing allegiance to Spain in 2000. She competed at three Summer Olympics, in 1988, 1992 and 2000, as well as five World Championships. Her biggest success was reaching the final at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. In addition, she won multiple medals at regional level.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Carabalí and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1983	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	800 m	2:08.72
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:49.91
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	3rd	400 m	54.8
			3rd	800 m	2:07.2
1985	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	800 m	2:05.40
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m	53.25
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	4th	4 × 400 m	3:29.34^1
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2nd	400 m	52.46
	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m	53.38
			5th	800 m	2:06.16
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	12th (sf)	200 m	24.76
			14th (h)	400 m	55.36
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	400 m	51.70
			3rd	800 m	2:07.67
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th	400 m	52.13
			8th	800 m	2:09.72
			4th	4 × 100 m	45.94
1988	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	31st (qf)	200 m	23.96
			16th (sf)	400 m	52.65
			–	4 × 400 m	DQ
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	400 m	52.10 A
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	200 m	23.75 A
			2nd	400 m	52.57 A
			2nd	4 × 100 m	45.29
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	15th (h)	200 m	24.16
			13th (h)	400 m	54.78
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	5th	400 m	51.39
			4th	4 × 100 m	44.68
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:31.39
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th (sf)	400 m	52.40
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	100 m	11.72 (-0.8 m/s)
			1st	200 m	23.97 (-2.9 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	45:54
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	13th (sf)	400 m	51.75
1993	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	400 m	51.33
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th (sf)	400 m	51.17[3]
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	4 × 100 m	44.62
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:36.82
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	26th (h)	400 m	51.96
			–	4 × 400 m	DNF
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	4 × 400 m	3:33.69
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	400 m	54.47
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	16th (qf)	400 m	51.42
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	400 m	51.95
			2nd	4 × 400 m	23:33.69
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	400 m	51.52
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.39
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	400 m	52.92 A
			1st	4 × 100 m	44.12 A
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:32.74 A
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	6th	400 m	53.06
			5th	4 × 100 m	43.86
			6th	4 × 400 m	3:32.87
Representing  Spain
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	27th (qf)	400 m	52.63
			17th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:32.45
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	14th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:33.78

¹Representing the Americas

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.89 (Castellón 2000)
• 200 metres – 23.37 (+1.8 m/s) (Maracaibo 1989)
• 400 metres – 51.17 (Stuttgart 1993)
• 800 metres – 2:05.23 (Växjö 1986)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 24.16 (Seville 1991)
• 400 metres – 54.78 (Seville 1991)
• 800 metres – 2:09.95 (Seville 1993)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Norfalia Carabalí at World Athletics
3. Disqualified in the final