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, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and the 2009 and 2015 World Championships without reaching the final. She did, however, reach the finals of the 2013 World Championship in Moscow.
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 July 2006 Discus throw: 62.77 m – Belém, 12 May 2013 Hammer throw: 49.88 m – Rosario, 2 October 2005
Competition record Representing 2002South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay8thShot put12.42 m3rdDiscus throw39.98 m2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada10thShot put13.86 m2004South American Youth ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador1stShot put14.65 m1stDiscus throw43.30 m2005Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada3rdShot put14.41 m15thDiscus throw34.26 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsRosario, Argentina1stShot put14.98 m1stDiscus throw51.97 m5thHammer throw49.88 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico3rdShot put15.11 m4thDiscus throw49.99 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China8thShot put15.55 m5thDiscus throw52.42 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia5thShot put13.42 m5thDiscus throw47.34 mSouth American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina2ndDiscus throw48.08 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil5thShot put15.75 m4thDiscus throw51.01 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14thShot put14.83 m9thDiscus throw48.78 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile1stDiscus throw54.49 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China36th (q)Discus throw51.36 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stDiscus throw54.03 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru4thDiscus throw51.72 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany30th (q)Discus throw54.69 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain12thDiscus throw48.66 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina7thShot put14.67 m4thDiscus throw53.67 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico6thDiscus throw56.05 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela5thDiscus throw55.62 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom26th (q)Discus throw58.98 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia2ndDiscus throw58.75 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12thDiscus throw62.39 m2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile2ndDiscus throw59.29 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4thDiscus throw57.57 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico5thDiscus throw57.11m A2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdDiscus throw57.15 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada8thDiscus throw55.80 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China28th (q)Discus throw56.11 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdDiscus throw56.75 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil28th (q)Discus throw54.06 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay4thShot put14.01 m4thDiscus throw56.14 m
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