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Argentine hammer thrower
Juan Ignacio Cerra
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Born
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1976-10-16
)
16 October 1976
(age 47)
Santa Fe
, Argentina
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Height
| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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Weight
| 100 kg (220 lb)
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Country
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Argentina
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Sport
| Athletics
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Event
| Hammer throw
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Updated on 5 May 2014
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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]
Career
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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
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- Hammer throw:
76.42 m
?
Trieste
, 25 July 2001
Competition record
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Year
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Competition
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Venue
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Position
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Event
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Notes
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Representing
Argentina
|
1992
|
South American Youth Championships
|
Santiago
, Chile
|
2nd
|
Discus (1.5 kg)
|
49.74 m
|
1st
|
Hammer (5 kg)
|
69.64 m
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1993
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Winnipeg
, Canada
|
3rd
|
Hammer
|
57.78 m
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Puerto la Cruz
, Venezuela
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
58.02 m
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1994
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
66.62 m
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lisbon
,
Portugal
|
12th (q)
|
Hammer
|
60.44 m
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1995
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Santiago
, Chile
|
9th
|
Discus
|
40.92 m
|
2nd
|
Hammer
|
64.24 m
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santiago
, Chile
|
2nd
|
Discus
|
44.40 m
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
67.12 m
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1997
|
South American Championships
|
Mar del Plata
, Argentina
|
3rd
|
Hammer
|
68.92 m
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1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon
, Portugal
|
3rd
|
Hammer
|
70.83 m
|
South American Games
|
Cuenca
,
Ecuador
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
68.56 m
A
|
1999
|
South American Championships
|
Bogota
, Colombia
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
72.09 m
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg
, Canada
|
3rd
|
Hammer
|
70.68 m
|
World Championships
|
Seville
, Spain
|
31st (q)
|
Hammer
|
71.24 m
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2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
74.32 m
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Olympic Games
|
Sydney
, Australia
|
27th (q)
|
Hammer
|
72.86 m
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2001
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus
, Brazil
|
1st
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Hammer
|
73.95 m
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World Championships
|
Edmonton
, Canada
|
29th (q)
|
Hammer
|
70.70 m
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2003
|
South American Championships
|
Barquisimeto
, Venezuela
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
73.31 m
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Pan American Games
|
Santo Domingo
, Dominican Republic
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
75.53 m
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World Championships
|
Paris
, France
|
24th (q)
|
Hammer
|
72.70 m
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2004
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva
, Spain
|
1st
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Hammer
|
73.34 m
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Olympic Games
|
Athens
, Greece
|
26th (q)
|
Hammer
|
72.53 m
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2005
|
South American Championships
|
Cali
, Colombia
|
1st
|
Hammer
|
72.03 m
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World Championships
|
Helsinki
, Finland
|
27th (q)
|
Hammer
|
68.44 m
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2006
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
1st
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Hammer
|
69.38 m
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South American Championships
|
Tunja
,
Colombia
|
1st
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Hammer
|
71.20 m
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2007
|
South American Championships
|
Sao Paulo
, Brazil
|
1st
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Hammer
|
72.96 m
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Pan American Games
|
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
3rd
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Hammer
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72.12 m
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2008
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Iquique
, Chile
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1st
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Hammer
|
69.74 m
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Olympic Games
|
Beijing
, China
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30th (q)
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Hammer
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70.16 m
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2009
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South American Championships
|
Lima
, Peru
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1st
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Hammer
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69.42 m
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World Championships
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Berlin
, Germany
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30th (q)
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Hammer
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69.37 m
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2010
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
San Fernando, Spain
|
2nd
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Hammer
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71.37 m
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2011
|
South American Championships
|
Buenos Aires
, Argentina
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1st
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Hammer
|
72.12 m
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World Championships
|
Daegu
, South Korea
|
34th (q)
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Hammer
|
64.27 m
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Pan American Games
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Guadalajara
, Mexico
|
6th
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Hammer
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66.80 m
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2012
|
Ibero-American Championships
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Barquisimeto
, Venezuela
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3rd
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Hammer
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70.86 m
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Olympic Games
|
London
, United Kingdom
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36th (q)
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Hammer
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68.20 m
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2013
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South American Championships
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Cartagena, Colombia
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2nd
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Hammer
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69.33 m
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2014
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South American Games
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Santiago
, Chile
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3rd
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Hammer
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66.34 m
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Ibero-American Championships
|
Sao Paulo
, Brazil
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5th
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Hammer
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67.96 m
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2015
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South American Championships
|
Lima
, Peru
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3rd
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Hammer
|
67.70 m
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