Dalila Rugama Explained

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Dalila Rugama
Fullname:	Olivia Dalila Rugama Carmona
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Javelin throw
Pb:	Javelin throw: 55.28 (2007)
Birth Date:	9 April 1984
Birth Place:	Managua, Nicaragua
Weight:	570NaN0
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Olivia Dalila Rugama Carmona (born April 9, 1984, in Managua) is Nicaraguan javelin thrower.^[1] She represented her nation Nicaragua at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also registered her own national record of 55.28 metres in the women's javelin throw at the 2007 Bolivarian Games in Caracas, Venezuela.^{[2] [3]} Throughout her career, Rugama was part of the team of the Polytechnic University of Nicaragua's track and field squad.^[4]

Rugama qualified for the Nicaraguan squad in the women's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting an invitation from the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense) and the IAAF under the Universality rule with an entry mark of 53.23.^{[2] [5]} Rugama threw a javelin with a satisfying distance of 51.42 metres on her second attempt in the prelims, but her effort was not sufficient to compete for the final round with a fortieth-place finish.^{[6] [7]}

Dalila Rugama has won in 4 times (2001, 2006, 2013 and 2017) the Women's Javelin Throw and 1 time (2006) the Women's Shot Putin the Central American Games. Similarly won in 12 times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018) the Women's Javelin Throw and 1 time (2018) the Women's Shot Put in the Central American Championships in Athletics.

Dalila Rugama is the best in the Women's Javelin Throw in the history of Central American.

International Competitions

Representing
2001		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Bronze	3rd	Javelin Throw	42.19
2001		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	44.16
2002		Guatemala City, Guatemala	8th	Javelin Throw	43.52
2002		Kingston, Jamaica	12th	Javelin Throw	41.97
2002		San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	Javelin Throw	44.91
2002		San Jose, Costa Rica	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	46.62
2003		St. George's, Grenada	bgcolor=Bronze	3rd	Javelin Throw	47.40
2003		Bridgetown, Barbados	bgcolor=Bronze	3rd	Javelin Throw	48.61
2003		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	9th	Javelin Throw	44.50
2003		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	49.40
2004	2004	La Habana, Cuba	4th	Javelin Throw	48.14
2004	2004	La Habana, Cuba	4th	Javelin Throw	52.00
2004	2004	La Habana, Cuba	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	53.09
2004		Athens, Greece	40th	Javelin Throw	51.42
2004		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	51.76
2004	2004	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.86
2005		San Jose, Costa Rica	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	50.35
2005	2005	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	52.10
2006		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	49.48
2006		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Shot Put	11.09
2006		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	Javelin Throw	49.31
2006		Cartagena, Colombia	6th	Javelin Throw	53.05
2007		Caracas, Venezuela	4th	Javelin Throw	55.28
2007		San Jose, Costa Rica	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	52.10
2007		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Javelin Throw	52.36
2007		Osaka, Japan	29th	Javelin Throw	53.22
2008	2008	La Habana, Cuba	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	Javelin Throw	54.70
2008	2008	La Habana, Cuba	bgcolor=Bronze	3rd	Javelin Throw	52.14
2008		Cali, Colombia	5th	Javelin Throw	52.83
2010		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	46.84
2011		San Jose, Costa Rica	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	45.45
2011		Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	Javelin Throw	49.63
2011		Guadalajara, Mexico	14th	Javelin Throw	46.82
2012		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.59
2013		San Jose, Costa Rica	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.40
2013		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	50.61
2015		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.65
2015		Toronto, Canada	DQ	Javelin Throw	NM
2016		San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.00
2016		San Salvador, El Salvador	9th	Shot Put	10.17
2017		Tegucigalpa, Honduras	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	48.51
2017		Tegucigalpa, Honduras	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	Shot Put	12.29
2017		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	53.47
2017		Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=Bronze	3rd	Shot Put	12.89
2018		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Javelin Throw	47.93
2018		Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=Gold	1st	Shot Put	12.91
2018		Barranquilla, Colombia	4th	Javelin Throw	50.30

Notes and References

1. Dalila Rugama. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/dalila-rugama-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 February 2015.
2. News: No cumple meta. Failed to reach her goal. es. La Prensa. Managua. 1 September 2007. 17 February 2015.
3. News: Rugama y Abaunza a Atenas. Rugama and Abaunza will travel to Athens. es. La Prensa. Managua. 16 July 2004. 17 February 2015.
4. News: Reina centroamericana. Queen of Central America. es. La Prensa. Managua. 11 November 2003. 17 February 2015.
5. News: Pablo. Fletes. Dalila Rugama a destacar en el Centroamericano. Queen of Central America. es. La Prensa. Managua. 20 September 2004. 17 February 2015.
6. Web site: IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Javelin Throw Qualification. Athens 2004. IAAF. 17 February 2015.
7. News: Pablo. Fletes. Dalila implanta récord. Dalila improves her record. es. La Prensa. Managua. 26 August 2004. 17 February 2015.