Jesús Parejo

Jesús Parejo
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Venezuela
CAC Games
2010 MayagüezDiscus throw
South American Championships
2011 Buenos AiresDiscus throw
CAC Championships
2008 CaliDiscus throw

Jesús Parejo (born 10 March 1981) is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. He holds personal bests of 17.56 m (57 ft 7​1⁄4 in) and 57.58 m (188 ft 10​3⁄4 in) for those events. His greatest achievements were a discus silver medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze medals at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics and 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

He also represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 Military World Games, and the 2014 South American Games, and was a three-time participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He was a medallist at three straight editions of both the Bolivarian Games and ALBA Games.

A five-time national champion, he was Venezuela's top discus thrower from around 2005 to 2014, following on from Héctor Hurtado.[1]

Personal bests

  • Shot put – 17.56 m (57 ft 7​1⁄4 in) (2011)
  • Discus throw – 57.58 m (188 ft 10​3⁄4 in) (2008)
  • Hammer throw – 59.32 m (194 ft 7​1⁄4 in) (2005)

All information from All-Athletics profile.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2000 South American Junior Championships São Leopoldo, Brazil 3rd Discus throw 45.83 m
2001 Bolivarian Games Ambato, Ecuador 3rd Hammer throw 53.84 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 4th Discus throw 53.90 m
CAC Championships St. George's, Grenada 4th Discus throw 51.85 m
2005 Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 4th Shot put 16.57 m
1st Discus throw 54.65 m
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 5th Discus throw 52.33 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd Discus throw 53.43 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th Shot put 53.30 m
2008 CAC Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd Discus throw 56.49 m
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 5th Discus throw 56.43 m
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 3rd Discus throw 56.44 m
CAC Championships Havana, Cuba 4th Discus throw 55.92 m
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 3rd Shot put 17.54 m
1st Discus throw 55.98 m
South American Championships Lima, Peru 6th Shot put 16.82 m
4th Discus throw 54.72 m
2010 CAC Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd Discus throw 54.88 m
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 9th Discus throw 53.40 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Discus throw 57.42 m
CAC Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th Discus throw 55.00 m
ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 17.56 m
2nd Discus throw 54.85 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 8th Discus throw 55.35 m
Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Shot put 16.69 m
9th Discus throw 54.59 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 8th Discus throw 53.88 m
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 2nd Discus throw 55.85 m
South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 6th Discus throw 53.53 m
2014 CAC Games Xalapa, Mexico 7th Shot put 16.05 m
5th Discus throw 53.87 m
South American Games Santiago, Chile 5th Discus throw 55.06 m

References

  1. 1 2 Jesus PAREJO. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
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