Ignacio Guerra
Personal information | |
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Full name |
Ignacio del Sagrado Corazón Guerra Martorell |
Nationality | Chile |
Born |
[], Santiago, Chile | 15 September 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Javelin throw |
College team |
WKU Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers (USA) |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Javelin throw: 78.69 m (2011) |
Ignacio del Sagrado Corazón Guerra Martorell (born September 15, 1987 in Ñuñoa, Santiago) is a Chilean javelin thrower.[1] He set both a national record and a personal best throw of 78.69 metres, by finishing first at Florida Relays and APSU Governors Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.[2][3]
Guerra represented Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's javelin throw. He performed a best throw of 73.03 metres from his third and final attempt, but fell short in his bid for the twelve-man final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.[4]
Guerra is also a member of the track and field team for the WKU Hilltoppers, and also, a graduate of Marketing and Sales at the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
References
- ↑ "Ignacio Guerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Guerra Takes National Lead In The Javelin At Florida Relays". Western Kentucky University Athletics. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ignacio Guerra Batió el Récord de Chile y Quedó 11º en el Ranking Mundial" [Ignacio Guerra broke the Chilean record and was eleventh in the world ranking] (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Deportes Chile. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 January 2013.