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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Diego Alan del Real Galindo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 6 March 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Puro D Club y Casa Morelos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Alejandro Laverdesque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | HT (7.26 kg): 77.49 m (Querétaro 2016) HT (6 kg): 74.37 m (Mexico 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 December 2014. |
Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.
He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final [1] and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential. He studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
One of the greatest hammer throw athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara, [3] with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.
He is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Hammer throw | 77.43mA | ![]() | 26 Nov 2014 |
1No mark in the final
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