Roberto Sawyers

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Roberto Sawyers
Personal information
Born (1986-10-17) October 17, 1986 (age 37)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw

Roberto Sawyers Furtado (born 17 October 1986) is a Costa Rican athlete competing primarily in the hammer throw and occasionally in the shot put and discus throw. [1] He has won multiple medals at the regional level. In addition, he competed at three consecutive Pan American Games.

His personal best in the event is 77.15 metres set in Liberec in 2016. This is the current national record.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
2004 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico2ndHammer (6 kg)57.56 m
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua3rdShot put13.55 m
3rdDiscus39.15 m
2ndHammer47.20 m
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rdShot put13.02 m
2ndHammer54.20 m
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Windsor, Canada 6thHammer (6 kg)59.07 m
2006 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador9thHammer 50.34 m
2007 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1stDiscus44.87 m
1stHammer62.42 m
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador3rdHammer 61.98 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil12thHammer 57.45 m
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala2ndShot put14.68 m
1stDiscus48.39 m
2ndHammer64.13 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba5thHammer 63.88 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 10thHammer 62.54 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4thHammer 62.08 m
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1stShot put15.68 m
1stDiscus48.16 m
1stHammer65.38 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2ndHammer 65.96 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico7thHammer 65.09 m
2012 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua2ndShot put14.64 m
2ndDiscus49.54 m
1stHammer67.71 m
Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela4thHammer 67.99 m
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 2ndShot put 15.24 m
2ndDiscus 46.93 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico1stHammer 68.92 m
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil4thHammer 69.11 m
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico2ndHammer 73.85 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico3rdHammer 70.66 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada7thHammer 70.95 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 5thHammer 70.42 m
World Championships Beijing, China30th (q)Hammer 66.64 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndHammer 72.15 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)Hammer 70.08 m
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia4thHammer 71.98 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada1stHammer 72.94 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 3rdHammer 73.16 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 9thHammer 70.25 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (q)Hammer 72.41 m

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