Diego del Real

Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.

Diego del Real
Diego del Real (2016)
Personal information
Full nameDiego Alan del Real Galindo
Nationality Mexico
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hammer throw
ClubPuro D Club y Casa Morelos
Coached byAlejandro Laverdesque
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)HT (7.26 kg): 77.49 m (Querétaro 2016)

HT (6 kg): 74.37 m (Mexico 2012)

HT (5 kg): 75.07 m (Mexico 2011)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Mexico
CAC Championships
2013 MoreliaHammer throw
Pan American Junior Championships
2011 MiramarHammer throw
CAC Junior Championships (Junior)
2012 San Salvador Hammer throw
Updated on 27 December 2014.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is del Real and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.

He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final[1] and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León in the Country of Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential. He studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

One of the greatest Hammer Throw Athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara,[3] with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.

He is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.

Personal best
EventResultVenueDate
Hammer throw77.43m A Xalapa26 Nov 2014

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
2010 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17)		 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st Hammer (5 kg) 61.27 m
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 9th (B) Hammer (5 kg) 69.66 m
2011 World Youth Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq, France 6th Hammer (5 kg) 72.21 m
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 2nd Hammer (6 kg) 66.77 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 10th Hammer 59.41 m A
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)		 San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Hammer (6 kg) 73.96 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (q) Hammer (6 kg) 69.56 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 2nd Hammer 65.35 m A
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st Hammer (6 kg) 72.99 m A
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 1st Hammer 69.42 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th Hammer 69.84 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 6th Hammer 71.74 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd Hammer 70.83 m
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Hammer 74.55 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Hammer 76.05 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 26th (q) Hammer 71.29 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd (q) Hammer 70.50 m1
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Hammer 74.95 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th Hammer 74.16 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (q) Hammer 73.15 m

1No mark in the final

References
  1. Es primero Diego del Real en la final “B” de lanzamiento de martillo Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "¡Diego del Real se quedó a nada del bronce!". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. Biography - DEL REAL Diego Alan, PASO, archived from the original on December 27, 2014, retrieved December 27, 2014
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