Cleopatra Borel


Cleopatra Borel is a female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago and a 2014 Sportswoman of the Year Award recipient.

Early life

Borel is a graduate of Mayaro Government Primary School and a former attendee of Mayaro Composite School and Saint Stephen's College, Princes Town, Trinidad. In 2002 she graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with Bachelor's degree in health psychology and pre-physical therapy and later pursued Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech.

Career

In 2018 Cleopatra Borel participated at the Launch Meeting Circuit of Central Coliseum - National Stadium in Chile, receiving her second gold medal for the year. In April of the same year, she participated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at which she lost a bronze medal to Brittany Crew. Her personal best throw is 19.42 metres, achieved in July 2011 at the Paris Diamond League Meeting. She has a personal best of 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.

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Achievements

Personal life

In 2005, Borel married her college sweetheart Balvin Brown. The couple currently lives in Blacksburg, Virginia
Cleopatra Borel returned to Trinidad in 2012 after the London Olympic Games, where she trained for the 2016 Games in Rio.