Mayra Gaviria

Mayra Gaviria

Personal information
Full name	Mayra Alexandra Gaviria Maldonado
Born	(1997-05-26) May 26, 1997 (age 27) Florencia, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb) [1]
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Hammer throw: 68.61 m (2023)
Medal record Representing   Colombia Women's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Ibero-American Championships 0 0 2 CAC Games 0 0 1 South American Games 0 1 0 South American Championships 0 1 1 Bolivarian Games 0 1 0 Pan American U20 Championships 0 0 1 South American Youth Games 1 0 0 South American U23 Championships 2 0 0 South American U18 Championships 1 0 0 Total 4 3 5 Ibero-American Championships 2022 Alicante Hammer throw 2024 Cuiabá Hammer throw Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador Hammer throw South American Games 2022 Asunción Hammer throw South American Championships 2023 São Paulo Hammer throw 2021 Guayaquil Hammer throw Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar Hammer throw Pan American U20 Championships 2015 Edmonton Hammer throw South American Youth Games 2013 Lima Hammer throw South American U23 Championships 2016 Lima Hammer throw 2018 Cuenca Hammer throw South American U18 Championships 2014 Cali Hammer throw
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Colombia
2013	World U18 Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	38th (q)	Hammer throw (3 kg)	53.82 m
	South American Youth Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Hammer throw (3 kg)	58.54 m
	South American U20 Championships	Resistencia, Argentina	7th	Hammer throw	47.93 m
2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	11th	Hammer throw (3 kg)	57.50 m
	South American U18 Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Hammer throw (3 kg)	64.94 m CR
2015	Pan American U20 Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Hammer throw	57.78 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Hammer throw	57.35 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Hammer throw	62.18 m NU20R
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Hammer throw	61.55 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	4th	Hammer throw	61.21 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	—	Hammer throw	NM
2018	South American U23 Championships	Cuenca, Ecuador	1st	Hammer throw	62.10 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th	Hammer throw	63.92 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	3rd	Hammer throw	62.46 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucia, Spain	3rd	Hammer throw	64.44 m
	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	Hammer throw	64.93 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	Hammer throw	65.40 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	Hammer throw	68.61 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Hammer throw	67.07 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	32nd (q)	Hammer throw	66.82 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	4th	Hammer throw	64.42 m
2024	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	3rd	Hammer throw	66.92 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	—	Hammer throw	NM

References

1. 2022 Bolivarian Games bio
2. Mayra Gaviria at World Athletics

• Mayra Gaviria at Tilastopaja (registration required)