Jerome Vega

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Jerome Vega
Personal information
Full nameJerome Ernesto Vega Llanos
Born (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 30)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Freeport Discus throw

Jerome Ernesto Vega Llanos (born 7 April 1995) is a Puerto Rican athlete specialising in the hammer throw. [1] He represented his country at the 2023 World Championships without advancing to the final.

His personal best in the event is 75.98 metres set in Carolina in 2024. This is the current national record.

His father Santos Vega was also a hammer thrower. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Morelia, Mexico 1stHammer throw (6 kg)67.04 m
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 6thHammer throw 70.17 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1stHammer throw 74.83 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q)Hammer throw 72.87 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile Hammer throw NM
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 2ndHammer throw 73.20 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 26th (q)Hammer throw 71.61 m

References

  1. Jerome Vega at World Athletics
  2. Ribas Reyes, Fernando (7 July 2023). "De tal palo, tal astilla: Jerome Vega emula a su padre Santos Vega ganando oro en San Salvador". primerahora.com. Primera Hora . Retrieved 6 June 2024.