Carlos Pajarón

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCarlos María•Pajarón del Álamo
Used nameCarlos•Pajarón
Other namesCarles Maria Pajarón i del Alamo
Born7 April 1903 in Barcelona, Barcelona (ESP)
Died9 August 1961 (aged 58 years 4 months 2 days) in Barcelona, Barcelona (ESP)
AffiliationsFC Barcelona, Barcelona (ESP)
NOC Spain

Biography

Carlos Pajarón was a Spanish track and field athlete who represented FC Barcelona. Known as a sprint specialist Pajarón finished in second place in the 100 metres at the 1920 Catalan Championships. He also finished third in the 200 metres at the same championships along with a third place in the 200 metres at the 1920 Spanish Championships. Despite never winning a title in Catalonia or Spain he was selected to represent Spain at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics. Pajarón ran in the 200 metres, finishing in third place in his heat. He was also scheduled to run in the 100 metres in Antwerpen but did not start the race.

Personal Best: 200 – 24.2 (1921).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics ESP Carlos Pajarón
100 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 h8 r1/4