Joaquín Gómez (athlete)

Joaquín Gabriel Gómez (born 14 October 1996 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine hammer thrower.

Joaquín Gómez
Personal information
Born (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996
Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Argentina
South American Youth Championships
2012 MendozaHammer throw
Updated on 20 January 2015.

Gómez won the hammer throw event at the 2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics in Mendoza, Argentina, breaking the championship record with an 81.15 metre throw.[3]

His father, Daniel Gómez, was the 1977 and 1985 South American hammer throw champion.

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
Hammer throw75.10 m Cochabamba5 JUN 2018
Hammer throw (6 kg)76.59 m Buenos Aires11 Oct 2014
Hammer throw (5 kg)85.38 m Buenos Aires30 Nov 2013

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Argentina
2012 South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 1st Hammer (5 kg) 81.15 m
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine — Hammer (5 kg) NM
South American Junior Championships Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina 1st Hammer (6 kg) 70.90 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 8th Hammer (6 kg) 73.67 m
South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st Hammer 67.98 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Hammer 67.34 m
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Hammer 71.56 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4th Hammer 70.96 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 9th Hammer 69.49 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Hammer 75.10 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd Hammer 74.64 m
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 2nd Hammer 75.96 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th Hammer 71.47 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 5th Hammer 72.26 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th Hammer 73.92 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 31st (q) Hammer 70.17 m

References
  1. Joaquín Gómez, el martillo de Sudamérica - El juvenil argentino rompió el récord sudamericano en su disciplina y está en la final del Mundial Junior. (in Spanish), DeporTV, 25 July 2014, archived from the original on 20 January 2015, retrieved January 20, 2015
  2. "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "IAAF: Gómez highlights South American Youth Champs with 81.15m Hammer effort". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
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