Gabriel Kehr

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Gabriel Kehr
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Kehr at the 2020 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Kehr Sabra
Born (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 29)
Temuco, Chile
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Medal record
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Hammer throw

Gabriel Enrique Kehr Sabra (born 3 September 1996) is a Chilean athlete specialising in the hammer throw. [1] He won the gold medal at the 2019 South American Championships with a new championships record of 75.27 metres.

His personal best in the event is 76.42 metres set in Temuco in 2019, mark he improved to 77.54 m on 29 April 2021, in the same place.

He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2012 South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 3rdHammer throw (5 kg)66.49 m
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 12th (q)Hammer throw (5 kg)71.68 m1
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 21st (q)Hammer throw (6 kg) 69.84 m
South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 3rdHammer throw 63.38 m
2015 South American Junior Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rdHammer throw (6 kg)77.54 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 2ndHammer throw (6 kg)74.42 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6thHammer throw 66.90 m
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 3rdHammer throw 69.80 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 4thHammer throw 72.06 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 5thHammer throw 71.54 m
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rdHammer throw 74.31 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1stHammer throw 75.27 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1stHammer throw 74.98 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (q)Hammer throw 73.99 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 2ndHammer throw 75.18 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q)Hammer throw 75.60 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 2ndHammer throw 74.61 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1stHammer throw 76.81 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2ndHammer throw 75.57 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9thHammer throw 75.99 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 6thHammer throw 74.32 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 4thHammer throw 72.48 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 20th (q)Hammer throw 72.31 m
2025 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2ndHammer throw 76.90 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q)Hammer throw 73.59 m

1No mark in the final

References

  1. Gabriel Kehr at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ADN. "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.