Juan Ignacio Cerra

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Juan Ignacio Cerra
Personal information
Born (1976-10-16) 16 October 1976 (age 49)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
SportAthletics
Event
 Hammer throw
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Hammer throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Hammer throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Hammer throw
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Cuenca Hammer throw
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Santiago Hammer throw
South American Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Santiago Hammer throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Santiago Discus throw
Updated on 5 May 2014

Juan Ignacio Cerra (born 16 October 1976 in Santa Fe) [1] [2] is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record. [3]

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Career

He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also has a bronze medal from the 1999 Pan American Games, and won the 1998 South American Games. He participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 [4] [5] without reaching the final. He won the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2010 as one of the five best athletes from the last decade in Argentina. [6]

Personal bests

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1992 South American Youth Championships Santiago, Chile2ndDiscus (1.5 kg)49.74 m
1stHammer (5 kg)69.64 m
1993 Pan American Junior Championships Winnipeg, Canada3rdHammer57.78 m
South American Junior Championships Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela1stHammer58.02 m
1994 South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 1stHammer66.62 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 12th (q)Hammer 60.44 m
1995 Pan American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile9thDiscus40.92 m
2ndHammer64.24 m
South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile2ndDiscus44.40 m
1stHammer67.12 m
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina3rdHammer 68.92 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal3rdHammer 70.83 m
South American Games Cuenca, Ecuador 1stHammer68.56 m A
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia1stHammer 72.09 m
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada3rdHammer 70.68 m
World Championships Seville, Spain31st (q)Hammer 71.24 m
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1stHammer 74.32 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia27th (q)Hammer 72.86 m
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil1stHammer 73.95 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada29th (q)Hammer 70.70 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela1stHammer 73.31 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1stHammer 75.53 m
World Championships Paris, France24th (q)Hammer 72.70 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain1stHammer 73.34 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece26th (q)Hammer 72.53 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia1stHammer 72.03 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland27th (q)Hammer 68.44 m
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1stHammer 69.38 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 1stHammer 71.20 m
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil1stHammer 72.96 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdHammer 72.12 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile1stHammer 69.74 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China30th (q)Hammer 70.16 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru1stHammer 69.42 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany30th (q)Hammer 69.37 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2ndHammer 71.37 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina1stHammer 72.12 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea34th (q)Hammer 64.27 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico6thHammer 66.80 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela3rdHammer 70.86 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom36th (q)Hammer 68.20 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 2ndHammer 69.33 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile3rdHammer 66.34 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil5thHammer 67.96 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru3rdHammer 67.70 m

References

  1. ↑ Perfil de los atletas que competirán en el Mundial (in Spanish), CADA, archived from the original on 3 July 2013, retrieved 10 May 2013
  2. ↑ Juan Ignacio Cerra - Premio Konex 2010: Atletismo (in Spanish), Fundación Konex , retrieved 10 May 2013
  3. ↑ Area records
  4. ↑ "Juan Ignacio Cerra - Athletics - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Ignacio Cerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Juan Ignacio Cerra - Premio Konex: Diploma al Mérito 2010".
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