Mayra Gaviria

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Mayra Gaviria
Personal information
Full nameMayra Alexandra Gaviria Maldonado
Born (1997-05-26) May 26, 1997 (age 27)
Florencia, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Hammer throw: 68.61 m (2023)
Updated on 3 April 2025

Mayra Alexandra Gaviria Maldonado (born 26 May 1997) is a Colombian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. [2] She represented her country at the 2024 Summer Olympics but withdrew from competition after the first qualifying throw.

Her personal best in the event is 68.61 metres set in San Salvador in 2023.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2013 World U18 Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 38th (q)Hammer throw (3 kg) 53.82 m
South American Youth Games Lima, Peru 1stHammer throw (3 kg)58.54 m
South American U20 Championships Resistencia, Argentina 7thHammer throw47.93 m
2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 11thHammer throw (3 kg) 57.50 m
South American U18 Championships Cali, Colombia 1stHammer throw (3 kg)64.94 m CR
2015 Pan American U20 Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rdHammer throw57.78 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4thHammer throw 57.35 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5thHammer throw 62.18 m NU20R
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru1stHammer throw 61.55 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4thHammer throw 61.21 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan Hammer throw NM
2018 South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 1stHammer throw 62.10 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru5thHammer throw 63.92 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador3rdHammer throw 62.46 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucia, Spain 3rdHammer throw 64.44 m
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia2ndHammer throw 64.93 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay2ndHammer throw 65.40 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rdHammer throw 68.61 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil2ndHammer throw 67.07 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 32nd (q)Hammer throw 66.82 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 4thHammer throw 64.42 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil3rdHammer throw 66.92 m
Olympic Games Paris, France Hammer throw NM

References