Emilio Ortíz

Emilio Ortíz
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
1951 Buenos AiresHammer throw
South American Championships
1949 LimaHammer throw
1952 Buenos AiresHammer throw

Emilio Ortíz was an Argentine male track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games, held on home turf in Buenos Aires. He won with a mark of 48.04 m (157 ft 7​1⁄4 in), beating fellow Argentine Manuel Etchepare by nearly two metres.[1] He was a surprise winner of that event, over more favoured opposition.[2] Ortíz remained the only South American to win that hammer title until he was matched by his fellow countryman Juan Ignacio Cerra in 2003.[3]

He was twice a medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, taking silver behind Chile's Edmundo Zúñiga in 1949 then a bronze with 49.25 m (161 ft 6​3⁄4 in) at the 1952 Championships.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1951 Pan American Games. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  2. ↑ Boletín Nº 40 PRIMEROS JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS BUENOS AIRES, 25 DE FEBRERO - 8 DE MARZO DE 1951. MUNDO DEPORTIVO (1951-12-27). Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  3. ↑ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  4. ↑ South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
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